Shaker al-Absi

Abu Yusuf Shaker Yusuf Hasan al-Absi
Born1955
Died2008 (disputed)
NationalityPalestinian
Other namesŠākir al-ʿAbsī
OccupationFighter Pilot

Abu Yusuf Shaker Yusuf Hasan al-Absi (1955–2008?; Arabic: شاكر العبسي, romanized: Šākir al-ʿAbsī) was a veteran Palestinian guerrilla and Fatah al-Islam's leader. On December 10, 2008, Fatah al-Islam announced that al-Absi was believed to have been killed by Syrian security forces.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference dead was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Fatah al-Islam leader believed dead". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  3. ^ "The inside story of Fatah al Islam's leader Shaker al-Absi". Ya Libnan. Archived from the original on June 19, 2007.