Refa'i Ahmed Taha | |
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رفاعي أحمد طه | |
| Born | June 24, 1954 |
| Died | April 5, 2016 (aged 61) |
| Cause of death | Drone strike |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Other names | Refa'i Ahmed Taha Musa, Ahmed Refa'i Taha, Abu Yasser al-Masri |
| Years active | 1993–2016 |
| Known for | Leader in al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya |
Refa'i Ahmed Taha (Arabic: رفاعي أحمد طه; June 24, 1954 – April 5, 2016) or Refa'i Ahmed Taha Musa or Ahmed Refa'i Taha, alias Abu Yasser al-Masri (Arabic: أبو ياسر المصري) was an Egyptian leader of a terrorist component of al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya,[1] having succeeded "The Blind Sheikh" Omar Abdel-Rahman in that role after the latter's arrest in 1993 and imprisonment for life in 1995. He was one of 14 people subjected to extraordinary rendition by the CIA prior to the 2001 declaration of a War on Terror.[2]
- ^ "Copy of indictment] USA v. Usama bin Laden et al" (PDF). Center for Nonproliferation Studies. Monterey Institute of International Studies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-14.
- ^ Mother Jones, Disappearing Act: Rendition by the Numbers, 3 March 2008