Abu Suleiman al-Naser
| Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Native name | أبو سليمان الناصر |
| Born | Neaman Salman Mansour al Zaidi |
| Died |
February 24, 2011 Hīt, Iraq |
| Other names |
Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman Abu Ibrahim al-Ansari Abu Ibrahim al-Zaidi Abu Ibrahim Nu'man |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |
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| Years of service | Unknown–2011 |
| Rank |
ISI War Minister[1][2] (April 2010–February 2011) |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Nu'man Salman Mansour al-Zaidi (Arabic: نعمان سلمان منصو الزيدي), also known as Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman[1](Arabic: أبو سليمان الناصر), was the military commander or "War Minister" of the militant group Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) during the Iraq War.[1]
Little is known about Suleiman. He succeeded Abu Ayyub al-Masri as Minister of War for the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) in April 2010, after al-Masri and ISI leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi were killed in an operation by US and Iraqi forces in Tikrit. Suleiman's appointment was announced in a statement in which he used the nom de guerre Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman, meaning "Defender of God’s Religion, Father of Suleiman".[3] He is reported to have been a detainee at Camp Bucca prison,[4] and served as the ISI's leader in Anbar Province under the nom de guerre Abu Ibrahim al-Ansari.[5]
Iraqi security forces killed Suleiman on February 24, 2011, in the city of Hīt, west of Baghdad.[1] However, ISI denied his death four days later.[6] Despite this, ISI leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and ISI spokesman Abu Mohammed al-Adnani confirmed his death in August 2011.[7][8]
A report by Al Jazeera's Center for Studies, and an analysis of ISIL's leadership structure by a purported insider, also confirmed that Suleiman had in fact been killed in 2011, and that following his death, the position of "War Minister" was replaced by a military council composed of former regime military officers under the leadership of Haji Bakr.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Iraqi forces kill al-Qaida 'war minister' in raid". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). Brookings. 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- ↑ "Al Qaeda in Iraq's security minister captured in Anbar". Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ↑ "Photos of AQI's top 2 leaders". Long War Journal. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
- ↑ "اخبار العراق الان من السومرية نيوز". www.alsumaria.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-12.
- ↑ https://www.memri.org/jttm/isi-denies-death-its-minister-war
- ↑ http://triceratops.brynmawr.edu/dspace/bitstream/handle/10066/15267/ADN20110807.pdf?sequence=1
- ↑ "Al Qaeda suicide bomber kills 28 Iraqis in attack in Baghdad mosque". The Long War Journal.
- ↑ Hassan Abu Haniyeh. "Daesh's Organisational Structure".
- ↑ Aymenn Jawad Al-Tamimi. "An Account of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi & Islamic State Succession Lines".