Abu Ahmad al-Alwani

Abu Ahmad al-Alwani
Birth name	Waleed Jassem al-Alwani
Born	1972 Ramadi, Iraq[1]
Died	27 December 2015 (aged 42–43) Ramadi, Iraq
Allegiance	Baathist Iraq (until 2003) Al-Qaeda (2006) Al-Qaeda in Iraq (2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–2014) Islamic State (2014–2015)
Service / branch	Iraqi Army (until 2003) IS military (2014–2015)
Rank	Commander
Battles / wars	Iraq War Syrian Civil War

Waleed Jassem al-Alwani (1972 – 27 December 2015), also known by the nom de guerre Abu Ahmad al-Alwani, was a senior commander in the Islamic State (IS) and a prominent member of its military council.^[2][3] He was a former member of the Iraqi Army under Saddam Hussein.^[2]

Reports circulated in February 2015 in British tabloids that Al-Alwani was killed in an air strike. However, his death was never confirmed by the U.S. or the Islamic State and later reports named Alwani as a "very senior officer" in IS.^[4][5]

On 27 December 2015, after clearing IS from large parts of the city, the Iraqi Interior Ministry claimed that it had killed al-Alwani. A well-placed observer, claimed in early 2016 that al-Alwani was indeed dead, and had been replaced by Abu Umar al-Hadithi, about whom nothing is known.^[6]

References

1. "Top ISIS commanders killed in Ramadi: who were they?". 29 December 2015.
2. "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". Al Arabiya. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
3. "The Islamic State" (PDF). Soufan Group. November 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
4. "Most of Islamic State's leaders were officers in Saddam Hussein's Iraq". Washington Post.
5. "The six individuals who have been at the helm of the terror group are from Iraq, the Iraqi interior ministry told Al Arabiya News Channel. (Al Arabiya) Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". 13 February 2014.
6. Orton, Kyle. "Profles of Islamic State Leaders" (PDF).