Number: RL31718
Title: Qatar: Background and U.S. Relations
Authors: Christopher M. Blanchard, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division 
Abstract: U.S. officials have described Qatar's counterterrorism cooperation since 9/11 as significant; however, some observers have raised questions about possible support for Al Qaeda by some Qatari citizens, including members of Qatar's large ruling family. According to the 9/11 Commission Report, Qatar's current Interior Minister provided safe haven to 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed during the mid- 1990s, and press reports indicate other terrorists may have received financial support or safe haven in Qatar after September 11, 2001.
Pages: 21
Date: January 24, 2008