Abu Azrael

Abu Azrael
Abu Azrael
Birth name	Ayoub Falih Hasan Al-Rubayie
Nickname(s)	Abu Azrael; Angel of Death; Rambo
Born	April 26, 1978 (age 46); Sadr City, Ba'athist Iraq
Allegiance	Iraq
Service/branch	Popular Mobilization Forces
Unit	Kataib al-Imam Ali
Battles/wars	Iraqi insurgency (2003-2011) War in Iraq (2013–2017) Salahuddin campaign Battle of Tikrit; Battle of Baiji; ; Battle of Mosul (2016);

Ayoub Falih Hasan Al-Rubayie (Arabic: أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي; born 1978), known by his nom de guerre Abu Azrael, is an Iraqi commander in the Kataib al-Imam Ali, an Iraqi Shi'a militia group of the Popular Mobilization Forces that fought the ISIS (ISIL) in Iraq. He has become a public icon among Shia's Iraqis, gaining a large following on social media. His motto and catchphrase is "Ella Tahin", literally meaning "until/into dust," interpreted to mean "grind you to dust."^{[citation needed]}

Abu Azrael was a member of Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army, which fought against the U.S.-led Coalition forces during the Iraqi insurgency.^[3]

^ "Islamic State brutally executes 4 men in response to slaying by 'Angel of Death' - The Long War Journal". Retrieved 8 June 2016.
^ Amir Toumaj (4 November 2016). "Abu Azrael spotted during PMF's Mosul operation". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.
^ Varma, Aditya (2015-12-02). "Have You Heard Of Abu Azrael, The Iraqi Rambo Who Is ISIS's Worst Nightmare?". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 2019-03-19.

[1] "Islamic State brutally executes 4 men in response to slaying by 'Angel of Death' - The Long War Journal". Retrieved 8 June 2016.

[2] Amir Toumaj (4 November 2016). "Abu Azrael spotted during PMF's Mosul operation". The Long War Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2016.

[3] Varma, Aditya (2015-12-02). "Have You Heard Of Abu Azrael, The Iraqi Rambo Who Is ISIS's Worst Nightmare?". ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 2019-03-19.

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