Abu Yusaf

Not to be confused with Abu Yusuf

Abu Yusaf is a high-level security commander in ISIL.^[1] According to an interview conducted with The Washington Post, Abu Yusaf is a nom-de-guerre of a 27-year-old European Islamist who joined ISIS two and a half years ago.^[2]

References

↑ "The terrorists fighting us now? We just finished training them.". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
↑ "In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Leadership	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Abu Suleiman al-Naser Abu Mohammad al-Adnani Abu Waheeb Abu Yusaf Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi Abubakar Shekau (Boko Haram)

Former leadership †	Haji Bakr Abu Muslim al-Turkmani Abu Ayman al-Iraqi Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi Abu Ahmad al-Alwani Abu Sayyaf Abdul Rauf Aliza Abdul Rauf Tariq al-Harzi Mohammed Emwazi Abu Nabil al-Anbari Abu Omar al-Shishani Abu Ali al-Anbari (a.k.a. Abu Ala al-Afri)

History	Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999–2004) Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (2004–06) Mujahideen Shura Council (2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–13) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–14) As self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (June 2014–present)

Timeline of events	Timeline of ISIL-related events (2013) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2015) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2016)

International branches	Libyan Provinces Khorasan Province (Afghanistan and Pakistan) Sinai Province (Sinai) Caucasus Province (North Caucasus) Boko Haram (West Africa) Jund al-Khilafah (Algeria) Yemeni Provinces (Yemen)

Wars and battles	War on Terror Iraq War (2003–2011) Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) Sectarian violence Iraqi insurgency (2011–14) Syrian Civil War spillover Syrian Civil War spillover in Iraq Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Sinai insurgency Second Libyan Civil War Egyptian-led military intervention War in North-West Pakistan War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Moro insurgency in the Philippines al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon 2015 Niger raid Fall of Fallujah (2014) Fall of Mosul Salahuddin campaign First Battle of Tikrit Siege of Kobanî Sinjar massacre Derna campaign (2014–15) Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014) Battle of Ramadi (2014–15) Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) Battle of Baiji (2014–15) Sinjar offensive (December 2014) Fall of Nofaliya (2015) Eastern al-Hasakah offensive Second Battle of Tikrit Battle of Sirte (2015) Hama and Homs offensive (March–April 2015) Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015) Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) Anbar offensive (2015) Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015) Palmyra offensive (May 2015) Western al-Hasakah offensive Al-Hasakah city offensive (May–June 2015) Tell Abyad offensive (May–July 2015) Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015) Battle of Al-Hasakah (June–August 2015) Kobanî massacre Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015) Battle of Ramadi (2015–16) Battle of Al-Qaryatayn (August 2015) Aleppo offensive (October–December 2015) Al-Hawl offensive Homs offensive (November–December 2015) Sinjar offensive (November 2015) East Aleppo offensive (2015–16) Nineveh Plains offensive Tishrin Dam offensive Deir ez-Zor offensive (January 2016) Siege of Fallujah (2016) Ithriyah-Raqqah offensive (February–March 2016) Al-Shaddadi offensive (2016) 2016 Khanasir offensive Battle of al-Qaryatayn (March–April 2016) Palmyra offensive (March 2016) Northern Aleppo offensive (March–April 2016) Hīt offensive (2016) Mosul offensive (2016) Manbij offensive (2016) Military intervention against ISIL Intervention in Iraq Intervention in Syria American military intervention in Cameroon

Attacks	List of attacks and incidents linked to ISIL outside Iraq and Syria 2013 Iraq Christmas Day bombings Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa 2014 Sydney hostage crisis Porte de Vincennes siege 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya 2015 Corinthia Hotel attack Al Qubbah bombings Bardo National Museum attack 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings Jalalabad suicide bombing Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings 2015 Ramadan attacks Kobanî massacre Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing 2015 Sousse attacks 2015 Suruç bombing 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing 2015 Baghdad market truck bombing 2015 Ankara bombings Metrojet Flight 9268 2015 Beirut bombings November 2015 Paris attacks 2015 Tunis bombing 2015 al-Qamishli bombings 2016 Zliten truck bombing 2016 Hurghada attack January 2016 Istanbul bombing 2016 Jakarta attacks 2016 Ramadi attack 2016 Mahasen mosque attack 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab attack 2016 Mosul attack 2016 Homs bombings 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings 2016 Battle of Ben Guerdane March 2016 Istanbul bombing 2016 Brussels bombings 2016 Aden car bombing 2016 Iskandariya suicide bombing April 2016 Baghdad bombing May 2016 Baghdad bombing

Politics	Finances Ideology Human rights Genocide of Christians Genocide of Shias Genocide of Yazidis Killing of captives Beheading incidents Destruction of cultural heritage

Popular culture	Iran United States United Kingdom Name changes due to ISIL

Society	Members Terrorist cell in Brussels Territorial claims

Related topics	Caliphate Islamism Millenarianism Sexual violence in the Iraqi insurgency Shia–Sunni relations Slavery in 21st-century Islamism Theocracy

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