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