Members
- Mohammed Bouyeri
Born 1978; suspected leader of the group; convicted to a life sentence without parole for the murder of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.
- Redouan al-Issar, aka "The Syrian", aka sheik Abu Khaled
Born sometime between 1955 and 1965; suspected spiritual leader of the group; currently wanted by Dutch authorities for his role in the network; possibly incarcerated in Syria.
- Samir Azzouz
Born 1986; tried and acquitted of planning terrorist attacks in 2004; currently also a suspect in a second case of terrorist activity, together with Nouredine el Fahtni. Sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.
- Jason Walters, aka Abu Mujahied Amriki
Born 1985; threw a hand grenade when police attempted to arrest him and Ismaël Akhnikh, causing a 14-hour siege of their house in The Hague in November 2004; brother of Jermaine. Sentenced to 15 years imprisonment. The appeals court upheld the verdict.
- Ismaël Akhnikh, aka Suhaib
Born 1983; arrested after a 14-hour police siege in The Hague. Sentenced to 13 years imprisonment.
- Mohammed Fahmi Boughabe, aka Abu Mussab
- Nouredine el Fahtni,
Carried a loaded machine gun at the time of his arrest, possibly on his way to kill politicians Geert Wilders and/or Ayaan Hirsi Ali; arrested in the summer of 2004 on suspicion of plotting an attack on then prime minister Barroso; currently also a suspect in a second case of terrorist activity, together with Samir Azzouz. Sentenced to 5 years imprisonment, acquitted by the appeals court.
- Jermaine Walters
Born 1986; brother of Jason, acquitted.
- Yousef Ettoumi, nicknamed "Semi" and "Bommetje" (little bomb). Sentenced to 1 year imprisonment, acquitted by the appeals court.
- Ahmed Hamdi, sentenced to 2 years imprisonment, acquitted by the appeals court.
- Zine Labidine Aourghe, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, the appeals court upheld the verdict.
- Mohamed el Morabit, sentenced to 2 years imprisonment, acquitted by the appeals court.
- Nadir Adarraf, acquitted
- Zakaria Taybi, acquitted
- Rashid Boussana
- Mohamed el Bousklaoui, acquitted
- Racid Belkacem, acquitted
- Mohamed Boughaba, sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, acquitted by the appeals court.
- Roël van den Burgt
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