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Mullah Fateh Vahid Krekar ( Mela Krêkar ; born نەجمەدین وحید فەرەج ئەحمەد, Vahid Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad , July 7, 1956) is a Sunni Iraqi Kurdish Islamic scholar and militant who came to Norway as a refugee from Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991.1His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself.2He speaks Kurdish , Arabic , Persian , some Norwegian and English .3 Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam , which was set up and commenced operations in Northern Iraq while he had refugee status in Norway . Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee. Kurdish authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government have repeatedly asked for Mullah Krekar to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Erbil in October 2006. He has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the Supreme Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". On March 26, 2012 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for making repeated death threats against Norwegian politicians and the Kurds if they pursued certain civil actions against him. The next day, March 27, 2012, he was arrested by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and Norwegian Police and taken into protective custody and incarceration. This occurred after certain additional statements of a threatening nature were linked to him, suggesting that others might take retaliatory actions against Norwegians if his civil prison sentence were implemented. On March 26, 2020 he was confirmed by Norwegian authorities to have been extradited to Italy. After Al-Qaeda and ISIS Are Gone Because the Quran and Sunnah Are Permanent" . Affairs, Ministry of Foreign (19 July 2009). " mullah Krekar oppført på FNs terrorliste ", VG " Høyesterett: Mulla Krekar fare for rikets sikkerhet ", NRK " PST vil varetektsfengsle Krekar ", Dagbladet " Krekar sendt ut av landet – Frp feirer med kake ", NRK4
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Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad , commonly know as mullah Krekar , (born 7. juli 1956 ) is an Iraqi mullah who came to Norway as a refugee from north Iraq in 1991 . His wife and four children have got a Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. Mullah Krekar is alleged to be the leader of Ansar al-Islam . He has lived in Norway , where he has refugee status, since 1991 . On March 21 , 2003 his arrest was ordered by Økokrim , a Norwegian law enforcement agency, to ensure he did not leave the country while accusations that he had threatened terrorist attacks were investigated. This is a ongoing case, and is subject to change.
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Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad (born July 7, 1956), Mullah Krekar ( Kurdish :مهلا کرێکار) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist leader who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991.His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself.He speaks Kurdish , Arabic , Norwegian and English .Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam , which was set up and commenced operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway .Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading.Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution.Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee.Authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government have repeatedly asked for Ahmad ("Krekar") to be extradited from Norway.The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region.Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdistanian authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006.He has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the High Court of Norway as a "danger to national security"." mullah Krekar oppført på FNs terrorliste ", VG " Høyesterett: Mulla Krekar fare for rikets sikkerhet ", NRK
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Mullah Krekar ( Mela Krêkar ; Mullā Krīkār ), (born: نەجمەدین فەرەج ئەحمەد , Najmuddin Faraj Ahmad July 7, 1956) is a Kurdish Sunni Islamist Islamic scholar who came to Norway as a refugee from northern Iraq in 1991. His wife and four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish , Arabic , Persian , some Norwegian and English . Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam , which was set up and commenced operations in Kurdistan while he had refugee status in Norway . Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee. Authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government have repeatedly asked for Ahmad ("Krekar") to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdistanian authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Arbil in October 2006. He has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the Supreme Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". On March 26, 2012 he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for making repeated death threats against Norwegian politicians and kurds if they pursued certain civil actions against him.The next day, March 27, 2012, he was arrested by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and Norwegian Police and taken into protective custody and incarceration.
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Founder and 1st leader of the Islamic Emirate of Byara and Ansar al-Islam Najmudin Vahid Faraj Ahmed ( , July 7, 1956), better known as Mullah Krekar ( ), is an Iraqi Kurdish Sunni Islamic scholar and militant who was the founder and former leader of Islamist militant group Ansar al-Islam .He is currently serving a prison sentence in Italy, after having been extradited from Norway in 2020. He came to Norway as a refugee from Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. His wife, Rukhosh Ahmad, and his four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself.He speaks Kurdish , Arabic , Persian , Norwegian and English . Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam , which was set up and commenced operations in Northern Iraq while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee. Kurdish authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government have repeatedly asked for Mullah Krekar to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Erbil in October 2006. He has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the Supreme Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". On March 26, 2012, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for making repeated death threats against Norwegian politicians and the Kurds if they pursued certain civil actions against him. The next day, March 27, 2012, he was arrested by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and Norwegian Police and taken into protective custody and incarceration. This occurred after certain additional statements of a threatening nature were linked to him, suggesting that others might take retaliatory actions against Norwegians if his civil prison sentence were implemented. In 2020, he was extradited to Italy.In 2022, his 12-year prison sentence was upheld when the Italian Supreme Court rejected his appeal."پاش ئەوەی لە مانگی ٨/ی ساڵی ١٩٨٤ دەگەڕێتەوە شاری سلێمانی، لە ٢٢/٧/١٩٨٤ژیانی ھاوسەری لەگەڵ خاتو ڕوخۆش ئەحمەد پێک دەھێنێت کە پێشتر یەکیان ناسیوەو" . krekar.co .
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First leader of the Islamic Emirate of Kurdistan and Ansar al-Islam Najmadin Faraj Ahmad (7 July 1956), better known as Mullah Krekar , is a Kurdish Sunni Islamic scholar and militant leader.He was a commander for the Peshmerga unit belonging to the Kurdistan Islamic Movement during the 1991 Iraqi uprisings .Later, he founded Ansar al-Islam in 2001, and left for Norway in 2003, where he founded Rawti Shax . He was arrested and is currently serving a prison sentence in Italy, after having been extradited from Norway in 2020. He came to Norway as a refugee from Iraqi Kurdistan in 1991. His wife, Rukhosh Ahmad, and his four children have Norwegian citizenship, but not Krekar himself. He speaks Kurdish , Arabic , Persian , Norwegian and English . He had no relation to Jama'at Ansar al-Islam , which emerged long after Ansar al-Islam disbanded. Krekar was the original leader of the Islamist armed group Ansar al-Islam , which was set up and commenced operations in Northern Iraq while he had refugee status in Norway. Krekar claims, however, not to have had foreknowledge of the various terrorist attacks performed by the group he was leading. Since February 2003 he has an expulsion order against him, which is suspended pending Iraqi government guarantees that he will not face torture or execution. Norway is committed to international treaties which prohibit the expulsion of an individual without such a guarantee. Kurdish authorities in the Kurdistan Regional Government have repeatedly asked for Mullah Krekar to be extradited from Norway. The death penalty remains on the books in the Kurdistan region. Most death sentences have been changed into life sentences since the Kurdish authorities took power in 1992, the exception being that eleven alleged members of Ansar al-Islam were hanged in the regional capital of Erbil in October 2006. He has as of 8 December 2006 been on the UN terror list, and as of 8 November 2007 been judged by the Supreme Court of Norway as a "danger to national security". On March 26, 2012, he was sentenced to 5 years in prison for making repeated death threats against Norwegian politicians and the Kurds if they pursued certain civil actions against him. The next day, March 27, 2012, he was arrested by the Norwegian Police Security Service (PST) and Norwegian Police and taken into protective custody and incarceration. This occurred after certain additional statements of a threatening nature were linked to him, suggesting that others might take retaliatory actions against Norwegians if his civil prison sentence were implemented. In 2020, he was extradited to Italy. In 2022, his 12-year prison sentence was upheld when the Italian Supreme Court rejected his appeal. There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or templates on this page, but the references will not show without a template or template (see the help page ). "پاش ئەوەی لە مانگی ٨/ی ساڵی ١٩٨٤ دەگەڕێتەوە شاری سلێمانی، لە ٢٢/٧/١٩٨٤ژیانی ھاوسەری لەگەڵ خاتو ڕوخۆش ئەحمەد پێک دەھێنێت کە پێشتر یەکیان ناسیوەو" . krekar.co .
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kurdish sunni islamist leader who came to norway as a refugee from northern iraq in 1991
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kurdish sunni islamic scholar and militant leader
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