 | This article's
factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: A lot of things have happened since 2016. Among those is that
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in 2019, so nobody is in his inner circle any more. (July 2021) |
Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi أبو فاطمة الجحيشي | |
|---|---|
 Abu Fatima in detention | |
| Birth name | Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري |
| Born | Iraq |
| Allegiance | 
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Rank | Deputy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq |
| Battles/wars | Iraqi insurgency |
Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri ( Arabic: نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري), known by his nom de guerre Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi ( Arabic: أبو فاطمة الجحيشي) or Abu Fatima al-Jiburi, was initially in charge of the ISIS operations in southern Iraq before he moved to the northern city of Kirkuk. [1] He then became Governor of the South and Central Euphrates region in the Islamic State and a senior member in the IS hierarchy. [2] [3]
The available information indicates that as of 2016, Abu Fatima was alive and part of the inner circle of Islamic State leader then-leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was serving as his deputy in the position of the overall leader for Iraq. [4] He succeeded Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, [5] who was killed by a US drone strike near Mosul on 18 August 2015. [6] [7]
References
- ^ "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). Brookings.edu. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ al-Hashimi, Hisham (July 2014). "Revealed: the Islamic State 'cabinet', from finance minister to suicide bomb deployer". Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Cruickshank, Paul; Lister, Tim; Weiss, Michael (3 July 2015). "Who might lead ISIS if al-Baghdadi dies?". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (24 January 2016). "An Account of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi & Islamic State Succession Lines". pundicity. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Seldin, Jeff (21 August 2015). "US Claims Airstrike Kills Islamic State's Second-in-Command". VOA News. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Mason, Jeff; Strobel, Warren (21 August 2015). Maler, Sandra; McCool, Grant (eds.). "Islamic State second-in-command killed in U.S. air strike - White House". Reuters. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
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| This article's
factual accuracy may be compromised due to out-of-date information. The reason given is: A lot of things have happened since 2016. Among those is that
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died in 2019, so nobody is in his inner circle any more. (July 2021) |
Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi أبو فاطمة الجحيشي | |
|---|---|
|
Abu Fatima in detention | |
| Birth name | Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري |
| Born | Iraq |
| Allegiance |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Rank | Deputy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq |
| Battles/wars | Iraqi insurgency |
Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri ( Arabic: نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري), known by his nom de guerre Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi ( Arabic: أبو فاطمة الجحيشي) or Abu Fatima al-Jiburi, was initially in charge of the ISIS operations in southern Iraq before he moved to the northern city of Kirkuk. [1] He then became Governor of the South and Central Euphrates region in the Islamic State and a senior member in the IS hierarchy. [2] [3]
The available information indicates that as of 2016, Abu Fatima was alive and part of the inner circle of Islamic State leader then-leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was serving as his deputy in the position of the overall leader for Iraq. [4] He succeeded Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, [5] who was killed by a US drone strike near Mosul on 18 August 2015. [6] [7]
References
- ^ "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). Brookings.edu. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ al-Hashimi, Hisham (July 2014). "Revealed: the Islamic State 'cabinet', from finance minister to suicide bomb deployer". Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group Limited. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Cruickshank, Paul; Lister, Tim; Weiss, Michael (3 July 2015). "Who might lead ISIS if al-Baghdadi dies?". CNN. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn Jawad (24 January 2016). "An Account of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi & Islamic State Succession Lines". pundicity. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Seldin, Jeff (21 August 2015). "US Claims Airstrike Kills Islamic State's Second-in-Command". VOA News. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ Mason, Jeff; Strobel, Warren (21 August 2015). Maler, Sandra; McCool, Grant (eds.). "Islamic State second-in-command killed in U.S. air strike - White House". Reuters. The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. Retrieved 27 October 2019.