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Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi أبو فاطمة الجحيشي | |
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 Abu Fatima in detention | |
| Birth name | Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري |
| Born | 1980 (age 44–45) Iraq |
| Allegiance |  Islamic State |
| Rank | Deputy leader of theIslamic State in Iraq |
| Battles / wars | Iraqi insurgency War in Iraq |
Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri (Arabic:نعمة عبد نايف الجبوري), known by hisnom de guerreAbu Fatima al-Jaheishi (Arabic:أبو فاطمة الجحيشي) orAbu Fatima al-Jiburi, was initially in charge of theIS operations in southern Iraq before he moved to the northern city ofKirkuk.[1] He then became Governor of the South and Central Euphrates region in theIslamic State and a senior member in the IS hierarchy.[2][3]
The available information indicates that as of 2016, Abu Fatima was alive and part of the inner circle of Islamic State leader then-leaderAbu Bakr al-Baghdadi, was serving as his deputy in the position of the overall leader for Iraq.[4] He succeededAbu Muslim al-Turkmani,[5] who was killed by a US drone strike near Mosul on 18 August 2015.[6][7] He was reported to have been killed later that year in Mosul, possibly during theMosul Offensive launched around the same time.
