Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
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Abu Ahmad al-Alwani | |
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| Born | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani 1972 |
| Died | 27 December 2015 (aged 42–43) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  Baathist Iraq (until 2003)
 Islamic State (2014–2015) |
Branch | Iraqi Army (until 2003) IS military (2014–2015) |
Rank | Commander |
Conflicts | Iraq War Syrian Civil War |
Waleed Jassem al-Alwani (1972 – 27 December 2015), also known by the nom de guerre Abu Ahmad al-Alwani, was a senior commander in the Islamic State (IS) and a prominent member of its military council.[2][3] He was a former member of the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein.[2]
Reports circulated in February 2015 in British tabloids that Al-Alwani was killed in an air strike. However, his death was never confirmed by the U.S. or the Islamic State and later reports named Alwani as a "very senior officer" in IS.[4][2]
On 27 December 2015, after clearing IS from large parts of the city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry claimed that it had killed al-Alwani. A well-placed observer, claimed in early 2016 that al-Alwani was indeed dead, and had been replaced by Abu Umar al-Hadithi, about whom nothing is known.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Top ISIS commanders killed in Ramadi: who were they?". Al Arabiya English. 29 December 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- 1 2 3 "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya English. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ Barrett, Richard (November 2014). The Islamic State (PDF). The Soufan Group. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ↑ "Most of Islamic State's leaders were officers in Saddam Hussein's Iraq". Washington Post. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
- ↑ Orton, Kyle (2016). Profles of Islamic State Leaders (PDF). The Henry Jackson Society. ISBN 978-1-909035-25-6. Retrieved 21 September 2026.
