Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i

Abu Abdullah al Shafi'i (real name Wirya Salih) was the leader of the Jund al Islam and the Ansar Al Sunna from early 2003 to 2010. He is a Kurdish veteran of jihad in Afghanistan and Chechnya.[1] On 3 May 2010, he was captured along with seven others and is being held in Baghdad Central Prison.[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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