Tariq al-Harzi

Tariq bin al-Tahar bin al-Falih al-'Awni al-Harzi (3 May 1982 – 16 June 2015) was a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) rebel group, born in Tunis and a Tunisian citizen. He was one of the first foreign fighters to join ISIL.

Harzi was known as the "emir of suicide bombers", because he orchestrated hundreds of suicide attacks, including scores executed by jihadists from across the globe. Harzi was in charge of receiving foreign fighter recruits and giving them light weapons training before sending them into Syria, according to the US Treasury report. He was also said to have been involved in fundraising for the group in Qatar and raised $2 million that was to be sent to ISIL in September 2013.

On September 24, 2014 al Harzi was added by the US Treasury Department as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist with a long list of alternate names and several alternative birthdates. His Tunisian passport number was Z-050399. On May 5, 2015 The U.S. Department of State's Rewards for Justice Program offered an reward of US$3 million for information leading to his capture.

Tariq al-Harzi was killed in a US drone strike at Shaddadi in north-eastern Syria on 16 June 2015. His brother Ali Awni al-Harzi was killed the previous day in a US airstrike on Mosul, Iraq.