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| | other_names = "The Turk"<ref name=lwj>{{cite news|title=US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/09/jihadists_claim_al_n.php|accessdate=24 September 2014|publisher=Long War Journal}}</ref> | | other_names = "The Turk"<ref name=lwj>{{cite news|title=US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria|url=http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/09/jihadists_claim_al_n.php|accessdate=24 September 2014|publisher=Long War Journal}}</ref> | ||
| | ethnicity = ]<ref name=hurriyet>{{cite news|title=US raids kill Al-Qaeda's Turkish sniper in Syria|url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/us-raids-kill-al-qaedas-turkish-sniper-in-syria.aspx?pageID=238&nid=72147&NewsCatID=352|agency=Hurriyet}}</ref> | |||
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| '''Abu Yusuf Al-Turki''' (The "Turk") was reportedly the leader of the ]-affiliated ].<ref name="Turk">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/world/meast/isis-airstrikes/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|title='The Turk' is dead: Al Qaeda-linked terror group says leader died in Syria airstrikes|publisher=CNN News|work=CNN|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=23 September 2014|author=Chelsea J. Carter, Elise Labott, Jim Sciutto}}</ref> He was killed during a series of U.S. and Anti-ISIS Coalition airstrikes over ].<ref name="Turk"/> The Guardian indicates that he was not the leader of the group, but was rather a renowned sniper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/24/british-teenage-jihadi-believed-killed-syria-ibrahim-kamara|title=British teenage jihadi believed to have been killed in Syria|work=The Guardian|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> The Long War Journal indicates that he trained fighters on how to become snipers, but does not mention that he was the leader of the group.<ref name=lwj/> | '''Abu Yusuf Al-Turki''' (The "Turk") was reportedly the leader of the ]-affiliated ].<ref name="Turk">{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/23/world/meast/isis-airstrikes/index.html?hpt=hp_t1|title='The Turk' is dead: Al Qaeda-linked terror group says leader died in Syria airstrikes|publisher=CNN News|work=CNN|date=23 September 2014|accessdate=23 September 2014|author=Chelsea J. Carter, Elise Labott, Jim Sciutto}}</ref> Of ] descent, he lived in ], ] leaving behind five children in Turkey to fight for the al-Nusra Front.<ref name=hurriyet /> He was killed during a series of U.S. and Anti-ISIS Coalition airstrikes over ].<ref name="Turk"/> The Guardian indicates that he was not the leader of the group, but was rather a renowned sniper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/24/british-teenage-jihadi-believed-killed-syria-ibrahim-kamara|title=British teenage jihadi believed to have been killed in Syria|work=The Guardian|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> The Long War Journal indicates that he trained fighters on how to become snipers, but does not mention that he was the leader of the group.<ref name=lwj/> | ||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 05:47, 26 September 2014
| Abu Yusuf Al-Turki | |
|---|---|
| Born | circa 1976 |
| Died | September 24, 2014 Syria |
| Cause of death | Killed by U.S forces. |
| Nationality |  Syria |
| Other names | "The Turk" |
Abu Yusuf Al-Turki (The "Turk") was reportedly the leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front. Of Turkish descent, he lived in Bursa, Turkey leaving behind five children in Turkey to fight for the al-Nusra Front. He was killed during a series of U.S. and Anti-ISIS Coalition airstrikes over Syria. The Guardian indicates that he was not the leader of the group, but was rather a renowned sniper. The Long War Journal indicates that he trained fighters on how to become snipers, but does not mention that he was the leader of the group.
References
- ^ "US airstrikes target Al Nusrah Front, Islamic State in Syria". Long War Journal. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ^ "US raids kill Al-Qaeda's Turkish sniper in Syria". Hurriyet.
- ^ Chelsea J. Carter, Elise Labott, Jim Sciutto (23 September 2014). "'The Turk' is dead: Al Qaeda-linked terror group says leader died in Syria airstrikes". CNN. CNN News. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "British teenage jihadi believed to have been killed in Syria". The Guardian. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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