Zainuri Kamaruddin | |
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Nickname(s) | Abu Talhah[1] |
Born | 1966/67[1][2] Bota, Perak, Malaysia[3] |
Died | 13 January 2017[1] Raqqa, Syria |
Allegiance | Kumpulan Mujahidin Afghanistan (late 1980s)[4] Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (1998–2001)[2] Ajnad al-Sham (2014) Islamic State (2014–2017) |
Service/ | Military of ISIL |
Years of service | 1980s, 1998–2001, 2014–2017 |
Rank | Top commander |
Commands held | KMM's Selangor chapter[4] Katibah Nusantara[5] |
Battles/wars | Afghan Civil War (1989–92) |
Zainuri Kamaruddin, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Talhah, (1966/67 – 13 January 2017) was a prominent Malaysian Islamist militant who fought as commander for Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and later the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Katibah Nusantara. In May 2016, Zainuri was declared "public enemy No 1" by Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi due to his skills in the construction of improvised explosive devices. He was killed by an airstrike on Raqqa during Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
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