Abu Jandal al-Masri
ISIL senior official
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Abu Jandal al-Masri (Arabic: أبو جندل المصري) is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in the Islamic State.[1] It was reported on January 23, 2017, that he was appointed to replace Abu Ahmed al-Souri as the group's Chief of Information.
Abu Jandal al-Masri | |
|---|---|
أبو جندل المصري | |
| Chief of Information of the Islamic State | |
| Assumed office 23 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Abu Ahmed al-Souri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Citizenship | Egypt |
| Occupation | Islamic State senior official |
| Nickname | Abu Jandal al-Masri |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Islamic State |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | Syrian civil war |
According to the American Enterprise Institute he was a competent military commander, prior to serving as Chief of Information.[2]
The Middle East Forum described him as an ISIL commander in the capture of the Minnagh Airbase.[3] They quoted a speech he gave, where he allegedly swore that Mujahideen fighters would "not leave a single Alawite alive in Syria."
