Abu Khattab al-Tunisi
BornTunisia[1]
Died10 June 2017[2]
Raqqa, Syria
Allegiance Islamic State
Service/branchMilitary of ISIL
Years of service?–2017
RankThird-highest ranking ISIL commander[3]
Battles/warsSyrian Civil War

Abu Khattab al-Tunisi (died 10 June 2017)[2] was a Tunisian jihadist and military leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant,[1] who had risen to the group's third-highest ranking commander by 2017.[3] In that year, he was put in charge of the military operations in eastern Raqqa, ISIL's proclaimed capital, which was attacked by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 6 June 2017. Just four days after the battle's beginning, Abu Khattab was killed at the frontlines in the Roman suburb, alongside 12 other ISIL militants, during a shootout with SDF fighters.[4] His death was considered to be "a new blow to the ISIS terror group".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Dilber Issa (12 June 2017). "Top ISIS military official killed by SDF fire in Raqqa city". ARA News. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  2. ^ a b "3rd neighborhood liberated from IS in al-Raqqa". Hawar News Agency. 11 June 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b Mohammad Abdulssattar Ibrahim; Mohammed Al-Haj Ali; Justin Schuster (12 June 2017). "In battle for Raqqa, Syrian Democratic Forces make steady advances". SYRIA:Direct. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
  4. ^ Associated Press (11 June 2017). "US-Backed Syrian Fighters Seize Parts of IS 'Capital' Raqqa". Voice of America. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
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