Abdullah Abu Azzam al-Iraqi

Sheikh Abdullah Abu Azzam al-Iraqi ( pronunciation  AH-boo ah-ZAM (died September 2005) was an Iraqi.

Life

Born in Iraq, he originally joined the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad. He was reported to be the number two leader and "chief financier",[1] and aide to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and was also known as the emir of Anbar.

There was a reward of $50,000 offered for information leading to his death or capture; he was killed by the United States Army in a shootout in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad.

According to army reports, he resisted arrest in an early morning raid.[2]

References

  1. ↑ The Demise of Abu Azzam, The Long War Journal, 2005-09-26, accessed on 2008-10-01
  2. ↑ http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=17203


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