Ahmad al-Hasan al-Yamani
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Ahmad Ismail al-Qati' (Arabic: احمد اسماعيل القاطع) was an Iraqi man who falsely claimed to be the Yamani, a Shi'a Muslim figure believed to be the messenger of the 12th Shi'a Imam Muhammad al-Mahdi, when he was actually Sunni.[3]
Role in the Iraq War
Main article: Battle of Najaf (2007)
Al-Qati' was the one of the leaders of the Soldiers of Heaven militia and commanded them during the Battle of Najaf in 2007. The militia was primarily made up from Sunni and Shi'a Muslim Iraqis, however it also included 31 foreigners (30 Afghan and Saudis, and 1 Sudanese).
Al-Qati's name was wrongly transcriped by news agencies as "Ahmed Hassani al-Yemeni".
References
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html _r=3&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?_r=3&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/01/world/middleeast/01iraq.html?_r=3&ref=middleeast&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
