Abu Waheeb

Abu Waheeb
Abu Waheeb
Native name
شاكر وهيب
Birth nameShaker Wahib al-Fahdawi
شاكر وهيب الفهداوي
Nickname(s)Abu Waheeb (kunya)
Lion of Anbar
Zarqawi's student[1]
Desert Lion[2]
Born1986[3]
DiedMay 6, 2016(2016-05-06) (aged 29–30)[4][5][6]
Rutba, Anbar, Iraq
Allegiance Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
Years of service2013–2016
RankField Commander
CommandsISIL Forces in Anbar
Battles / wars

Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi al-Dulaimi (1986 – May 6, 2016), better known as Abu Waheeb ("Father of Waheeb"; Arabic: أبو وهيب), was an Iraqi militant jihadist who was the leader of the Islamic State in Anbar, Iraq.[7] He killed three Syrian truck drivers in Iraq in the summer of 2013,[3] and was himself killed, with three others, in a United States-led coalition airstrike in May 2016, according to the US Department of Defense.[8]

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  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference monitor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Bare-faced killer rises to fore of Iraq militancy". Gulf Times. August 28, 2013.
  4. ^ "US airstrike kills ISIS 'Emir of Anbar Province' in Iraq | Fox News Channel". Fox News Channel. May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
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  7. ^ "Al Qaeda Is Taking Over Whole Cities in Iraq". VICE News. January 16, 2014.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference pentagon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).