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Abu Deraa | |
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| 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]
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- ^ 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.