Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi
Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi (3 May 1982 – 16 June 2015) was a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rebel group, born in Tunis and a Tunisian citizen. He was one of the first foreign fighters to join ISIL.[1]
Harzi was known as the "emir of suicide bombers", because he orchestrated hundreds of suicide attacks, including scores executed by jihadists from across the globe.[2] Harzi was in charge of receiving foreign fighter recruits and giving them light weapons training before sending them into Syria, according to the US Treasury report.[1] He was also said to have been involved in fundraising for the group in Qatar and raised $2 million that was to be sent to ISIL in September 2013.[3]
On September 24, 2014 al Harzi was added by the US Treasury Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist with a long list of alternate names and several alternative birthdates. His Tunisian passport number was Z-050399.[4][2] On May 5, 2015 The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program offered an reward of US$3 million for information leading to his capture.[5]
Tariq al-Harzi was killed in a US drone strike at Shaddadi in north-eastern Syria on 16 June 2015.[6][7] His brother Ali Awni al-Harzi was killed the previous day in a US airstrike on Mosul, Iraq.[7][8]
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