Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
| Waleed Jassem al-Alwani | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani |
| Born | Iraq |
| Died |
End of 2014 [1] Iraq |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Baathist Iraq (unknown-2003)  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (unknown-late 2014) |
| Service/branch |
Iraqi Army (until-2003) ISIS military (unknown-late 2014) |
| Rank | Commander (unknown-late 2014) |
| Battles/wars |
2003 Iraq War Iraqi insurgency |
Waleed Jassem al-Alwani, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Ahmad al-Alwani, was a senior commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a member of it's military council.[2][3]
A former officer in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein,[2] he was reportedly killed by coalition air-strikes in late 2014.[4]
References
- ↑ "The Kill List: Half of ISIS top commanders believed to be dead… but executioner-in-chief Jihadi John is still free to commit barbaric slaughter". 2 February 2015. Retrieved February 2015.
- 1 2 "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Islamic State" (PDF). Soufan Group. November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Half of I.S. chiefs are wiped out in air raids". 2 February 2015. Retrieved February 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.