Absi

But even though its leader, Shaker al-Absi, is dead and almost all his militants killed or captured, many Lebanese worry that it’s just a matter of time before Sunni jihadi violence erupts again.

Lebanon’s Rising Jihadi Threat | Disinformation 2007

"I look at my children and I feel sad and guilty," says Ms. Absi.

Yemenis Feel Heavy Burden of Instability Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Now I have nothing and no one is helping, said Mr. Absi, sitting in their sparsely furnished three-room home.

Yemenis Feel Heavy Burden of Instability Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Mr. Absi and his wife say they have lost hope in the future.

Yemenis Feel Heavy Burden of Instability Farnaz Fassihi 2011

But Mr. Absi was laid off from his job in May, as protests and violence forced building projects to a halt around the capital, San'a.

Yemenis Feel Heavy Burden of Instability Farnaz Fassihi 2011

A year ago, Munassar Absi, a 43-year-old construction worker and his wife Laila, a 39-year-old teacher, both had jobs that brought home at least $400 in monthly wages.

Yemenis Feel Heavy Burden of Instability Farnaz Fassihi 2011

Absi family, who lost three daughters, and the Kishku family, who lost two daughters.

Writing and Literature 2009

Absi and his followers soon changed their group's name to Fatah al-Islam.

To Defy Damascus 2007

In the summer of 2006, amid the chaos of Israel's war on Hizbullah, Absi showed up in Lebanon's Palestinian refugee camps and Fatah al-Intifada began to grow, according to Ahmad Fatfat, then-acting Interior minister.

To Defy Damascus 2007

Hariri media found a picture of the car in which Shakir Al-`Absi the leader of Fath-Al-Islam gang was transported into Lebanon.

Saturday, May 26, 2007 As'ad 2007