Abu Jandal al-Masri | |
|---|---|
أبو جندل المصري | |
| Chief of Information of theIslamic 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 |
Abu Jandal al-Masri (Arabic:أبو جندل المصري) is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in theIslamic State.[1] It was reported on January 23, 2017, that he was appointed to replaceAbu Ahmed al-Souri as the group's Chief of Information.
According to theAmerican Enterprise Institute he was a competent military commander, prior to serving as Chief of Information.[2]
TheMiddle East Forum described him as anISIL commander in thecapture of theMinnagh Airbase.[3] They quoted a speech he gave, where he allegedly swore that Mujahideen fighters would "not leave a singleAlawite alive inSyria."
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.
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.
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.