Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy
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Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy (Arabic: العوضي هاشم بن محمد) was a Qatari militant and the coordinator and promoter of the "Wa Atasemo for the Relief of Our People in Syria" Islamic charity organization. Mohammed was the son of Hisham al-Awadhy, a Qatari businessman. Mohammed was killed in battle in northeastern Syria in early 2015. It is believed that he was fighting with Ahrar al-Sham at the time, although ISIS supporters have also labeled al-Awadhy as a "martyr."
Family
Mohammed al-Awadhy was the son of Hashim al-Awadhy,{{cite web |url=http://www.retaj.com/About_CEO.aspx |title=Projects |website=Retaj.com |accessdate=2016-11-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212054938/http://www.retaj.com/About_CEO.aspx |archivedate=2017-02-12 }}{{cite web|author=الأربعاء 25-02-2015 الساعة 06:26 م |url=http://www.al-sharq.com/news/details/312750 |title=الشرق - قبرص التركية ترحب بالإستثمارات القطرية |website=Al-sharq.com |date=2015-02-25 |accessdate=2016-11-23}} Hashim al-Awadhy is the owner of Rabia TV, a media outlet in support of the Muslim Brotherhood, and serves as the director of the Media Center at Eid Charity, an organization with ties to Hamas and founded by Specially Designated Global Terrorist al-Nuaymi.{{cite web |url=http://www.dotmsr.com/details/%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86 |title=تحت رعاية أردوغان.. هذه القنوات تهاجم مصر |website=Dotmsr.com |accessdate=2016-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170212054920/http://www.dotmsr.com/details/%D9%82%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7-%D8%AA%D8%AD%D8%AA-%D8%B1%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%86# |archive-date=2017-02-12 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web|url=http://www.raya.com/home/print/f6451603-4dff-4ca1-9c10-122741d17432/50235f80-5bf2-448f-9aef-cdbf07e24265 |title=وزير الشؤون الإسلامية المالديفي يزور عيد الخيرية |website=Raya.com |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}}{{cite web |author=CATF Reports |url=http://stopterrorfinance.org/stories/510952392-eid-charity-s-al-baraka-initiative-admirable-or-alarming |title=Eid Charity's Al Baraka Initiative: Admirable or Alarming? | Consortium Against Terrorist Finance |website=Stopterrorfinance.org |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917170003/http://stopterrorfinance.org/stories/510952392-eid-charity-s-al-baraka-initiative-admirable-or-alarming |archive-date=2016-09-17 |url-status=dead }}
Wa Atasemo for the Relief of Our People in Syria
"Wa Atasemo for the Relief of Our People in Syria" is a defunct Islamic charitable organization announced in 2013. Pictures on Wa Atasemo's social media accounts have shown the delivery of relief materials including blankets, food, and wheelchairs to Syrians in need.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/waatasemo |title=حملة وَاعْتَصِمُواْ (@waatasemo) |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}} Wa Atasemo has called for donations of 950 Qatari Riyals (approximately $260) to support the campaign and its missions.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/waatasemo |title=حملة وَاعْتَصِمُواْ (@waatasemo) |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}} In 2014, Mohammed al-Awadhi claimed that the charity had received donations from "kind people" in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mh55949 |title=محمد العوضي (@mh55949) |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}}
Mohammed bin Hashim al-Awadhy's name and phone number is featured on the picture distributed on social media to promote the charity. In addition, al-Awadhy commonly promoted the campaign from his personal social media accounts.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/bohashim559 |title=Ů…ŘŮ…ŘŻ هاشم اŮ"ŘšŮˆŘśŮŠ (@bohashim559) |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mh55949 |title=محمد العوضي (@mh55949) |publisher=Twitter |date= |accessdate=2016-11-23}} On Twitter, the Wa Atasemo account only follows the account of Mohammed al-Awadhy.[https://twitter.com/waatasemo/following] {{dead link|date=November 2016}}
A large number of the accounts following Wa Atasemo's Twitter page are supporters of ISIS as well as other Salafist groups in Syria.[https://twitter.com/waatasemo/followers] {{dead link|date=November 2016}}
Death
Reports of Mohammed al-Awadhy's death surfaced in February 2014.{{cite web|author=مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا |url=http://www.vdc-sy.info/index.php/ar/details/martyrs/144356#.V6OWXPkrKUl |title=مركز توثيق الانتهاكات في سوريا |website=Vdc-sy.info |date=2015-02-22 |accessdate=2016-11-23}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/almaghames/status/571752370486444033 |title=نواف المغامس on Twitter: "استشهاد المجاهد : محمد هاشم العوضي في عين العرب شمال سوريا .. " |publisher=Twitter |date=2015-02-28 |accessdate=2016-11-23}}{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/jassimasheer_/status/571675386158960641 |title=@JassimAsheer_ on Twitter: اللهم ارحم محمد هاشم العوضي وتقبله من الشهداء 💔 |publisher=Twitter |date=2015-02-28 |accessdate=2016-11-23}} It is reported that he was found dead in northern Syria on the path between Binnish and Taftanaz, two towns in the Idlib Governorate in northwestern Syria. Although al-Awadhy was referred to as a "Qatari recruit", it is unclear which group he was fighting for Syria.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/alkhaldi_ksa/status/572839199839293441 |title=ءياع ŘąŮƒŮ† on Twitter: "#أنهي_Ů'ءع_ينتهي_اŮ"اعهاب Ř§Ř¨Ůˆ ؚا،ش؊ اŮ"Ů'ءعي اŘŘŻ م؏ندين اŮ"بنؚŮ"ŮŠ اŮ"Ř°ŮŠ Ř°ŮƒŘąŘŞŮ‡ بتغعيدات امس " |publisher=Twitter |date=2015-03-03 |accessdate=2016-11-23}} Multiple reports and social media posts have tied al-Awadhy to Ahrar al-Sham.{{cite web|author= |url=https://twitter.com/947088/status/569926573622628352 |title=فدائي سوريا الأسد on Twitter: "تم الدعس على ابو عائشة القطري أحد كلاب أحرار الشام تحت البوط العسكري #الجيش_العربي_السوري في ريف#ادلب " |publisher=Twitter |date=2015-02-23 |accessdate=2016-11-23}} However, al-Awadhy was also described as member of the "convoy of martyrs" by media outlets that support ISIS and a former member of the "Raqqa Province," the headquarters of ISIS.
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