Abu Muhammad al-Shimali | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Tarad Muhammad al-Jarba (1979-11-20)November 20, 1979 |
| Died | 8 September 2017(2017-09-08) (aged 37) NearDeir ez-Zor,Syria |
| Occupation | Islamic militant |
| Known for | Member of Islamic State |
Tarad Mohammad al-Jarba (Arabic:طراد محمد آل الجربا; 20 November 1979 – 8 September 2017), better known by hiskunyaAbu Muhammad al-Shimali (Arabic:أبو محمد الشمالي), was an Iraqi-born citizen ofSaudi Arabia and a senior leader of theIslamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Abu Muhammad al-Shimali joinedAl-Qaeda in Iraq in 2005, continuing his association with the group when it eventually evolved into and becameISIL.[1] He was from the al-Jarba branch of theShammar tribe.
According to theUnited States Department of StateRewards for Justice Program, he served "as a key leader in ISIL’s Immigration and Logistics Committee" and helped foreigners travel to fight in Syria, usually via Gaziantep, Turkey, and the Syrian border town of Jarabulus, which at the time was ISIL controlled. Al-Shimali and his logistics teams also controlled smuggling, financial transfers and movement of supplies into Syria and Iraq from Europe, North Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula.[1]
On September 29, 2015, theU.S. Department of the Treasury placed al-Shimali on its Specially Designated Nationals list for acting for or on behalf of ISIL. The designation blocked his financial assets and prohibited American citizens and financial institutions from dealing with him. On the same day, he was also listed on the United Nations Security Council 1267/1989 (Al-Qaida) Sanctions List, which imposed a travel ban, asset freeze, and arms embargo on al-Shimali. He was also the subject of an active INTERPOL-UN Special Notice (in the name of Tarad Mohammad al-Jarba), which was issued to alert law enforcement agencies worldwide that an individual or entity was subject to UN sanctions.[1][2]
According toThe Telegraph he may have played a role in theNovember 2015 Paris attacks due to his position in managing the flow of fighters across theSyria–Turkey border.[3]
On 8 September 2017, al-Shimali was killed during a Russian airstrike nearDeir ez-Zor,Syria, along withGulmurod Khalimov.[4] The United States removed al-Shimali from theirRewards for Justice Program in 2022.[1]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in thepublic domain.