ABU DHABI – Kuwait has captured an insurgent believed to head an Al
Qaida-aligned network in the sheikdom.
Officials have identified Nasser Khalifa Al Unzari as the head of the Al
Qaida network in Kuwait. They said Al Enezi headed the so-called Al Haramain
Brigades in the sheikdom, believed connected to a similar network in
neighboring Saudi Arabia.
An Interior Ministry statement said Al Enezi was captured during a raid
by security forces in a neighborhood south of Kuwait City, Middle East Newsline reported. This was the
fourth operation by Kuwaiti forces in about 10 days.
Al Enezi was captured on Monday during battles with police in which five
people were killed south of Kuwait City. Four of the casualties were said to
be operatives of Al Enezi.
Al Enezi was described as a former preacher in a Kuwait mosque who helped
recruit youngsters for Al Qaida operations in Kuwait. He was also said to
have trained recruits in attacks against Western interests in the sheikdom.
"This was a spectacular success," Interior Ministry spokesman Lt. Col.
Adel Al Hashshash said.
