Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
| Waleed Jassem al-Alwani | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Birth name | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani |
| Born | Iraq |
| Allegiance |
.svg.png){kind=small} Baathist Iraq (unknown-2003)  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (unknown-present) |
| Service/branch |
Iraqi Army (until-2003) ISIS military (unknown-present) |
| Rank | Commander (unknown-present) |
| Battles/wars |
2003 Iraq War Iraqi insurgency |
Waleed Jassem al-Alwani, also known by the nom de guerre Abu Ahmad al-Alwani, is a senior commander in the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and a member of its military council.[1][2]
A former officer in the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein,[1] he was reported by Sun to have been killed by coalition air-strikes in late 2014.[3]
However, his death was never confirmed by the U.S. or the Islamic State and in 2015, Reuters and The Washington Post referred to al-Alwani as if he were alive.[4][5]
References
- 1 2 "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Islamic State" (PDF). Soufan Group. November 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Half of I.S. chiefs are wiped out in air raids". 2 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Most of Islamic State's leaders were officers in Saddam Hussein's Iraq". Washington Post.
- ↑ Coles, Isabel; Parker, Ned (11 December 2015). "How Saddam's fighters help Islamic State rule". Reuters.
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