Maher al-Agal ( Arabic: مَاهِرُ ٱلْعَقَّالْ, romanized: Māhir al-'Aqāl; died 12 July 2022) was a top commander and leader for the Islamic State in Syria. [1] [2] [3] He was involved in aggressively developing ISIS networks outside Iraq and Syria, according to CENTCOM. [1] [4] [5] al-Agal was also a commander for Jaysh al-Sharqiyyah. [6] [7]
History
Little is known about his life other then his military history.
He was a part of the Islamic State in Raqqa when the organisation still held that territory. [8] When he presumably rose the ranks, he was aggressively spreading ISIS networks outside of Iraq and Syria worldwide. [1] [4] [5]
Around 2020, al-Agal would be a member of Turkish-backed factions and would live in Afrin in northwestern Syria, where he would soon become a commander of a Syrian rebel group called Jaysh Al-Sharqiyyah. [8]
Death
At 12 July 2022, in Ghaltan village outside the town of Jindires, in northwest Syria, near the border of Hatay Province in Turkey, al-Agal was targeted by a US drone strike while riding his motorcycle, [9] along with an unidentified IS official who was his close affiliate. [3] The attack killed al-Agal and seriously injured the other IS official. [1] This attack took extensive planning for it to come out as an successful operation, without any civilian casualties. [10] The White House used al-Agal's death as an example that they don't need thousands of troops to get rid of threats in their country. [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "US says it has killed ISIL leader in Syria". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Demirjian, Karoun; Fahim, Kareem (12 July 2022). "isis leader maher al agal killed washington post". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Reuters".
- ^ a b "ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, says US military". The Independent. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b "i24NEWS". www.i24news.tv. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Maher al-Agal: Islamic State leader in Syria killed in US drone strike". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "U.S. kills IS group leader in Syria in drone strike". Press Herald. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Peace, Rise to (2022-07-27). "What the Death of Maher al-Agal Means for the Future of the Islamic State". Rise to Peace. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Ensor, Josie (2022-07-12). "Islamic State kingpin killed by US drone strike in Syria". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Strike conducted in Syria". U.S. Central Command. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
Maher al-Agal ( Arabic: مَاهِرُ ٱلْعَقَّالْ, romanized: Māhir al-'Aqāl; died 12 July 2022) was a top commander and leader for the Islamic State in Syria. [1] [2] [3] He was involved in aggressively developing ISIS networks outside Iraq and Syria, according to CENTCOM. [1] [4] [5] al-Agal was also a commander for Jaysh al-Sharqiyyah. [6] [7]
History
Little is known about his life other then his military history.
He was a part of the Islamic State in Raqqa when the organisation still held that territory. [8] When he presumably rose the ranks, he was aggressively spreading ISIS networks outside of Iraq and Syria worldwide. [1] [4] [5]
Around 2020, al-Agal would be a member of Turkish-backed factions and would live in Afrin in northwestern Syria, where he would soon become a commander of a Syrian rebel group called Jaysh Al-Sharqiyyah. [8]
Death
At 12 July 2022, in Ghaltan village outside the town of Jindires, in northwest Syria, near the border of Hatay Province in Turkey, al-Agal was targeted by a US drone strike while riding his motorcycle, [9] along with an unidentified IS official who was his close affiliate. [3] The attack killed al-Agal and seriously injured the other IS official. [1] This attack took extensive planning for it to come out as an successful operation, without any civilian casualties. [10] The White House used al-Agal's death as an example that they don't need thousands of troops to get rid of threats in their country. [2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "US says it has killed ISIL leader in Syria". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Demirjian, Karoun; Fahim, Kareem (12 July 2022). "isis leader maher al agal killed washington post". Washington Post. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Reuters".
- ^ a b "ISIS leader in Syria killed in drone strike, says US military". The Independent. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b "i24NEWS". www.i24news.tv. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "Maher al-Agal: Islamic State leader in Syria killed in US drone strike". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ "U.S. kills IS group leader in Syria in drone strike". Press Herald. 2022-07-12. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ a b Peace, Rise to (2022-07-27). "What the Death of Maher al-Agal Means for the Future of the Islamic State". Rise to Peace. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
- ^ Ensor, Josie (2022-07-12). "Islamic State kingpin killed by US drone strike in Syria". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2023-12-17.
- ^ "Strike conducted in Syria". U.S. Central Command. Retrieved 2023-12-17.