Ziad Al-Karbouly | |
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| زياد خلف الكربولي | |
| Born | Ziyad Khalaf al-Karbouly 1970 Al-Qa'im, Iraq |
| Died | February 4, 2015(2015-02-04) (aged 44–45) Swaqa Prison,Jordan |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Criminal penalty | Death |
Ziyad Khalaf al-Karbouly (Arabic:زياد خلف الكربولي; 1970 - died 4 February 2015), a native ofAl-Qa'im, was anIslamist former Iraqi officer and the son of an Iraqi tribal sheikh of the Al-Karabla clan of theDulaim.[1]
Al-Karbouly was captured by Jordanian71st Counter Terrorism Battalion with the aid ofJordanian intelligence officers in May 2006, and accused of beingAbu Musab al-Zarqawi's assistant which Karbouly denied.[2] Karbouly told the tribunal that he was "innocent". He also disputed the prosecution's version that he was captured inside Iraq in a joint operation of the Jordanian army and intelligence on 10 May. He told the tribunal that he had beenkidnapped "from Lebanon on May 6."[3] On 23 May 2006, he admitted that he had abducted and killed citizens from Jordan and Iraq, and had abducted two Moroccans in October 2005.[4][5]
Al-Karbouly was sentenced to death, and along with failed suicide bomberSajida Mubarak Atrous al-Rishawi, was hanged on 4 February 2015, their executions expedited in retaliation for the burning ofRoyal Jordanian Air Force lieutenantMuath al-Kasasbeh by theIslamic State.[6]
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