PoliBlog: US Official Confirms that al-Moqrin is Dead

June 18, 2024

US Official Confirms that al-Moqrin is Dead

A U.S. official confirmed that al-Moqrin has been killed. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the information.

To establish identities, one Saudi official said forensic tests would be conducted on three bodies of militants killed in a shootout in a downtown neighborhood shortly after the discovery of Paul M. Johnson Jr.'s body.

The killing of Abdulaziz al-Moqrin, 31, would be a coup for the Saudi goverment, which has been under intense pressure to halt a wave of attacks against Westerners in the kingdom.

Sadly, too late to save Paul Johnson, but good news nonetheless. It is also good, from a general War on Terror perspective, that the Saudis are being quite proactive in fighting al Qaeda.

Posted by Steven Taylor at June 18, 2024 05:25 PM | TrackBack

Comments

Yes, and don't you find it odd that they found this thug and his fellow murderers within hours of Paul Johnson's death? Why weren't they able to find him in 6 days? I would not trust the Saudi security people, as far as I could spit them. If I was the US government I would be questioning this.

Posted by: Cathy at June 19, 2024 06:16 AM

I posted on this this (Saturday) morning before i read this comment.

While I do not trust the Saudi government, I really don't see the likelihood that the Saudis waited on purpose to get al-Moqrin. My guess is that he slipped up in ridding himself of the body/sending the video and that led to his demise. The Saudis had a whole lot more to gain in being the heroes who rescued Johnson than is letting him die and then killing al-Moqrin.

Posted by: Steven at June 19, 2024 09:33 AM