Abu Deraa

Abu Deraa
Abu Deraa
Native name	اسماعيل حافظ اللامي
Birth name	Ismail Hafiz al-Lami
Nickname(s)	Abu Deraa; Shi'ite Zarqawi
Allegiance	Mahdi Army (formerly)

Ismail Hafidh al-Lami (Arabic: اسماعيل حافظ اللامي) — known as Abu Deraa (Arabic: أبو درع, "Father of the Shield") is an Iraqi Shia militant whose men have been accused of retaliatory terrorizing and killing of Sunnis.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ Parker, Ned (18 February 2015). Kalin, Stephen; Evans, Dominic (eds.). "Iraq civil war leader rallies Shi'ite fighters against Islamic State". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
^ "Baghdad Shi'ite militant says fighting for all Iraqis". Reuters. November 16, 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.
^ Ghosh, Bobby (28 November 2006). "The Face of Iraq's Brutality". Time.
^ Johnson, Scott C. (12 November 2006). "Iraq: A New Enemy Emerges—'The Shiite Zarqawi'". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

[1] Parker, Ned (18 February 2015). Kalin, Stephen; Evans, Dominic (eds.). "Iraq civil war leader rallies Shi'ite fighters against Islamic State". Reuters. Archived from the original on 10 July 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2021.

[Baghdad_Shi'ite_militant_says_fighting_for_all_Iraqis-2] "Baghdad Shi'ite militant says fighting for all Iraqis". Reuters. November 16, 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008.

[3] Ghosh, Bobby (28 November 2006). "The Face of Iraq's Brutality". Time.

[4] Johnson, Scott C. (12 November 2006). "Iraq: A New Enemy Emerges—'The Shiite Zarqawi'". Newsweek. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2021.

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