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Saleh al-Oufi
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Saleh Muhammad 'Awadullah al-'Alawi al-'Oufi ( ) (d. 2005) was a member of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), and became the leader of that group when Abdel Aziz al-Muqrin was killed in June 2004.1 Al-Oufi in turn was killed in August 2005, in Madinah . Associated Press , "Confusion reigns in the Kingdom", July 2, 2004 Al-Qaeda Chief in Kingdom Killed , Arab News , 19 August 2005; includes a photo of al-Oufi, originally from a Saudi wanted list2
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member of al-qaeda in the arabian peninsula
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member of al-qaeda in saudi arabia and became the leader of that group when abdel aziz al-muqrin was killed in
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