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Abu Jandal al-Masri

Abu Jandal al-Masri

Daesh official

Abu Jandal al-Masri (Arabic: أبو جندل المصري) is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in Daesh.[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.

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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 a leader in the capture of the Mannagh Airbase.[3] They quoted a speech he gave, where he allegedly swore that Mujahideen fighters would "not leave a single Alawite alive in Syria."

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  1. [1]
    Paul Antonopoulos (2017-01-23). "ISIS replaces Syrian leadership with foreigners in Raqqa". Al Masdar News. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16. An Egyptian, known as Abu Jandal al-Masri, is now the Chief of Information in Raqqa, who has replaced the Syrian jihadist Abu Ahmed al-Souri at the supposed request of the ISIS supreme leader al-Baghdadi.
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    Kenneth Pollack (2019-03-27). "Why was ISIS successful?". American Enterprise Institute. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16. As a result, some made for competent military commanders, such as Abu Jandal al-Masri (Egyptian) and Abu Huzayfa al-Yamani (Yemeni). Others may not have demonstrated the same military competence, but brought tremendous zeal with them instead.
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    "Muhajireen Battalions in Syria". Middle East Forum. Archived from the original on 2019-04-16. Retrieved 2019-04-16. In this video, the Liwa al-Fatah speaker identifies one Abu Jandal al-Masri (an Egyptian fighter) as a member of JMWA, equated with ISIS. Abu Jandal was the leading JMWA/ISIS operative behind the capture of Mannagh airbase.
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