Abu Layla

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Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun
Native name	فيصل عبدي بلال سعدون
Nickname(s)	Abu Layla (Arabic: أبو ليلى)
Born	1984 (1984) Kobanî, Syria
Died	5 June 2016(2016-06-05) (aged 31–32) Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
Allegiance	Syrian opposition (2012–13)  Rojava (2013–2016)
Service/branch	Free Syria Brigade (2012–13)[1] Kurdish Front (2013–14) Northern Sun Battalion (2014–16)
Years of service	2012–16
Battles/wars	Syrian civil war Battle of Aleppo Rojava–Islamist conflict Siege of Kobanî (WIA) Kobanî massacre Manbij offensive (2016) (DOW)

Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun^[2] (1984 – 5 June 2016), widely known as Abu Leyla or Abu Layla (Arabic: أبو ليلى), was a commander in both the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). He is regarded by many as a hero of the Rojava–Islamist conflict.^[3][4]

Abu Layla was born near Kobanî and is of mixed Kurdish and Arab parentage; he died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. His death was caused by a sniper bullet to the head he received in the Abu Qelqel village during an offensive against the Islamic State in Manbij on 5 June 2016. At the time of his death, he was a prominent commander in the SDF.