Wirya Salih (Kurdish: وه‌ریا ساڵح), known as Abu Abdullah al Shafi'i (Arabic: ابو عبدالله الشافعي; Father of Abdullah, the Shafi'i), is the former leader of Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna and Ansar al-Islam from early 2003 to 2010. He is a Kurdish veteran of jihad in Afghanistan and Chechnya.[1] On 3 May 2010, he was captured by the Iraqi government along with seven others.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Martin, Gus. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism, Second Edition. SAGE. p. 48. ISBN 9781412980166.
  2. ↑ "Ansar al Islam leader Abu Abdullah al Shafi, moments after his capture". Long War Journal. 12 May 2010.


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