Abu Ali al-Anbari

Abu Ali al-Anbari
Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli[1]
Birth nameAbd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli
Born1957 or 1959[2]
Al-Hadar, Nineveh, Iraq
DiedMarch 2016
Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria[3]
Allegiance Baathist Iraq (1980–1988)
Ansar al-Islam (2000–2003)
Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (2003–2004)
Al-Qaeda (2004–2006)

Islamic State of Iraq (2012 – April 2013)

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
(April 2013 – March 2016)
Years of service2000–2016
RankPrivate in the Iraqi army
Deputy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Syria
Battles / warsWar on Terror

Iraq

Syria

Military intervention against ISIL

Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli (Arabic: عَبْدُ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ مُصْطَفَى ٱلْقَادُولِيِّ, romanized: ʿAbd ar-Raḥmān Musṭafā al-Qādūlī; 1957 or 1959 – March 2016), better known as Abu Ali al-Anbari (Arabic: أَبُو عَليِّ ٱلْأَنْبَارِيِّ, romanized: ʾAbū ʿAlī al-ʾAnbārī), was the governor for territories held by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria. Considered the ISIL second-in-command (along with Abu Muslim al-Turkmani, his counterpart in Iraq),[4] he was viewed as a potential successor of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.[5]

On 14 May 2014, he was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S Treasury Department, and on 5 May 2015, the U.S. Department of State announced a reward of up to US$7 million for information leading to his capture or death.[6][7]

On 25 March 2016, the U.S. Department of Defense announced al-Qaduli’s death as a result of a US Special Operations helicopter gunship raid conducted earlier that week along the Iraq-Syria border.[8]

  1. ^ "Profiles of wanted 'Islamic State leaders'". BBC News. 6 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  2. ^ "Rewards for Justice - Wanted". May 18, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  3. ^ Orton, Kyle. "Profles of Islamic State Leaders" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Brutal Efficiency: The Secret to Islamic State's Success". Wall Street Journal. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Treasury Designates Al-Qa'ida Leaders In Syria". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Offers for Information on Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Terrorists Rewards for Justice". U.S. Department of State. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. ^ "A Top ISIS Leader Is Killed in an Airstrike, the Pentagon Says". The New York Times. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.