Muhsin al-Fadhli

Muhsin al-Fadhli
al-Fadhli, U.S. State Department photo[1]
Born(1981-04-24)24 April 1981[2]
Kuwait
Died8 July 2015(2015-07-08) (aged 34)
Near Sarmada, Syria
Allegianceal-Qaeda
Service / branchal-Nusra Front
Years of serviceUnknown–2015
RankLeader of Khorasan's external operations[3]
Battles / warsWar in Afghanistan[4]
Syrian Civil War[5]
Military intervention against ISIL

Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour al-Fadhli (Arabic: محسن فضيل عيد أشور الفاضلي) (24 April 1981 – 8 July 2015)[6] was an alleged senior leader of Khorasan, an offshoot of the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda.[7][8][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Muhsin al-Fadhli was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Rewards for Justice - al-Qaida Reward Offers". U.S. State Department. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ a b "French bomb-maker with Khorasan radicalized over 'several years'". Foreign Policy. 21 July 2015. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.(subscription required)
  4. ^ "QI.A.184.05. Muhsin Fadhil Ayed Ashour Al-Fadhli". UN Security Council Committee. 24 January 2011. Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Who is Muhsin Al-Fadhli? Khorasan Group leader believed dead in Syria airstrike". International Business Times. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. ^ "Key al-Qaeda figure Muhsin al-Fadhli killed in U.S. airstrike in Syria - Pentagon". BNO News. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  7. ^ "U.S. Suspects More Direct Threats Beyond ISIS". New York Times. 20 September 2014. Archived from the original on 10 April 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Al-Qaida Reasserts Itself With Khorasan Group". NPR. 3 October 2014. Archived from the original on 14 June 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2015.