Zulkarnaen
ALIASES/NAME VARIANTS:
Aris Sumarsono, Zulkarnaen, Daud
REMARKS:
Zulkarnaen, whose real name is Aris Sumarsono, is called Daud by fellow militants and is thought to be hiding in Indonesia. US and Indonesian officials state that Zulkarnaen became operations chief for Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) after the arrest of his alleged predecessor, Riduan Isamuddin, also known as Hambali, in Thailand. Zulkarnaen is possibly the highest ranking JI leader.
WANTED:Should be considered armed and dangerous. Zulkarnaen is one of al-Qa‘ida’s point men in Southeast Asia and is one of the few people in Indonesia who have direct contact with Usama Bin Ladin’s terror network. Zulkarnaen graduated with a degree in biology from an Indonesian university and, in the 1980s, was among the first Indonesian militants to go to Afghanistan for training to become an expert in sabotage. Zulkarnaen now leads a squad of militants called Laskar Khos, or “special force,” whose members were recruited from some 300 Indonesians who trained in Afghanistan and the Philippines.
Zulkarnaen is believed to have helped organize fighting against Christians in the Maluku islands in the 1990s, and organized a meeting among militants who trained in Afghanistan at different times, enabling them to join forces.
REWARD: If you have any information concerning Zulkarnaen, please contact your local FBI office if you are in the United States, or the nearest US Embassy or Consulate. If you prefer to use E-mail, send your information to rfj@state.gov. If you prefer to use the telephone, please call 1-800-US REWARDS.
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