Signature Campaign: Protest the Attack against Carlos the Jackal

Ilich Ramirez Sanchez or with his frequently used nickname, Carlos the Jackal. The “legendary” guerilla commander born in Venezuela. Carlos who realized a record number of illegal operations until he was arrested in 1994 was born in Caracas city, Venezuela in 1949 as the son of a Marxist family. He had his university education in London and Moscow. Carlos who participated in Marxist youth branches for a long time started to fight against Israel in 1975 after he had been trained in Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) camps. In the following years, he expanded his struggle against Israeli government to the big cities of West and mounted armed and bomb attacks against many people or organizations associated with Israel. Carlos who was declared as the most wanted person in 1980 got rid of CIA, Mossad, Interpol and French intelligence service many times. He travelled to many countries of the world with fake identities during the period he was wanted. There are many books written about Ilich Ramirez Sanchez and many films made about his life. He made a name for himself especially by the operations he realized especially in 1980s. One of the most important operations of Carlos was that he took 70 people hostage among whom there were 10 oil ministers and he brought the hostages to Algeria after the event. Carlos was caught in 1994 after a 25-year pursuit in a joint operation planned by CIA, Mossad, French, Sudanese and Saudi Arabian intelligence services. After the trial, he was sentenced to life imprisonment and married lawyer Isabelle Coutant-Peyre with whom he met during his trial. Carlos who became a Muslim in 1975 and was named Salim Muhammed has also a book titled Revolutionary Islam.