Word: sayyaf
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, leader of the fundamentalist Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan, was named the potential Prime Minister, while Sibghatullah Mojaddedi, leader of the moderate Afghan National Liberation Front, would be President. Five other rebel leaders also received Cabinet assignments...
...Abdul Rasul Sayyaf, 48, the least-known but perhaps most fanatical of the fundamentalists, runs the Islamic Union for the Liberation of Afghanistan. A member of Islam's Wahhabi sect, which is prevalent in Saudi Arabia, he , operates primarily with Saudi funds...