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Abu Ahmad al-Alwani | |
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Birth name | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani |
Born | 1972 Ramadi, Iraq [1] |
Died | 27 December 2015 (aged 42–43) Ramadi, Iraq |
Allegiance |
Baathist Iraq (until 2003)
Al-Qaeda (2006–2013)
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Service/ |
Iraqi Army (until 2003) ISIS military (2013–2015) |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars |
Iraq War Syrian Civil War |
Waleed Jassem al-Alwani (1972 – 27 December 2015), 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 prominent member of its military council. [2] [3] He was a former member of the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein. [2]
Reports circulated in February 2015 in British tabloids that Al-Alwani was killed in an air strike. However, his death was never confirmed by the U.S. or the Islamic State and later reports named Alwani as a "very senior officer" in ISIS. [4] [5]
On 27 December 2015, after clearing IS from large parts of the city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry claimed that it had killed al-Alwani. A well-placed observer, claimed in early 2016 that al-Alwani was indeed dead, and had been replaced by Abu Umar al Hadithi, about whom nothing is known. [6]
This article needs to be updated.(September 2021) |
Abu Ahmad al-Alwani | |
---|---|
Birth name | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani |
Born | 1972 Ramadi, Iraq [1] |
Died | 27 December 2015 (aged 42–43) Ramadi, Iraq |
Allegiance |
Baathist Iraq (until 2003)
Al-Qaeda (2006–2013)
|
Service/ |
Iraqi Army (until 2003) ISIS military (2013–2015) |
Rank | Commander |
Battles/wars |
Iraq War Syrian Civil War |
Waleed Jassem al-Alwani (1972 – 27 December 2015), 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 prominent member of its military council. [2] [3] He was a former member of the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein. [2]
Reports circulated in February 2015 in British tabloids that Al-Alwani was killed in an air strike. However, his death was never confirmed by the U.S. or the Islamic State and later reports named Alwani as a "very senior officer" in ISIS. [4] [5]
On 27 December 2015, after clearing IS from large parts of the city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry claimed that it had killed al-Alwani. A well-placed observer, claimed in early 2016 that al-Alwani was indeed dead, and had been replaced by Abu Umar al Hadithi, about whom nothing is known. [6]