Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
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] He was a former member of the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein.[1]
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| Birth name | Waleed Jassem al-Alwani |
| Born | Iraq |
| Allegiance | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Baathist Iraq (unknown–2003)  Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (unknown–present) |
| Service/ | Iraqi Army (until 2003) ISIS military (unknown–present) |
| Rank | Commander (unknown–present) |
| Battles/wars | 2003 Iraq War Iraqi insurgency |
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.[3][4]
References
- "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- "The Islamic State" (PDF). Soufan Group. November 2014. 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.
- Coles, Isabel; Parker, Ned (11 December 2015). "How Saddam's fighters help Islamic State rule". Reuters.
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