Abu Muslim al-Turkmani

Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
Birth name	Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali
Born	c. 1959; Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Died	18 August 2015; Near Mosul, Iraq
Allegiance	Baathist Iraq (1980s–mid to late 1990s); Ansar al-Islam (mid to late 1990s–2003); Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (2003–2004); Al-Qaeda (2004–2013) Al-Qaeda in Iraq ; (2004–2006); Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–2015)
Service/branch	Special Republican Guard (until mid to late 1990s) ; Military of ISIL (8 April 2013 – 18 August 2015)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (up until mid to late 1990s) ; Deputy Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq ; (8 April 2013 – 18 August 2015)
Battles/wars	Gulf War (1990–91); Iraq War (2003–2011); Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017); Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) †; ;

Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali (died 18 August 2015), better known by his noms de guerre Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Arabic: أبو مسلم التركماني), Haji Mutazz, or Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi,^[4] was the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) governor for territories held by the organization in Iraq. He was considered the ISIL second-in-command (along with his counterpart Abu Ali al-Anbari, who held a similar position in Syria); he played a political role of overseeing the local councils and a military role that includes directing operations against opponents of ISIL.^[5] His names were also spelt Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, and Hajji Mutazz.

^ "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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^ Raineri, Daniele [@DanieleRaineri] (19 June 2018). "Note that the pic is cropped vertically to exclude other potentially relevant people. Ansar al Sunna was the core of Islamist insurgency in Mosul/Northern Iraq. Both Abu Talha and Abu Ali al Anbari spent time w Zarqawi in Kurdistan, later defected to Zarqawi's Tawheed wal Jihad" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2021 – via Twitter.
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^ "Brutal Efficiency: The Secret to Islamic State's Success". The Wall Street Journal. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.(subscription required)

[brookings.edu-1] "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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[3] Raineri, Daniele [@DanieleRaineri] (19 June 2018). "Note that the pic is cropped vertically to exclude other potentially relevant people. Ansar al Sunna was the core of Islamist insurgency in Mosul/Northern Iraq. Both Abu Talha and Abu Ali al Anbari spent time w Zarqawi in Kurdistan, later defected to Zarqawi's Tawheed wal Jihad" (Tweet). Retrieved 8 June 2021 – via Twitter.

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[WSJ3Sep14-5] "Brutal Efficiency: The Secret to Islamic State's Success". The Wall Street Journal. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.(subscription required)

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