Abdelhamid Abaaoud
Abdelhamid Abaaoud (Arabic: عبد الحميد ابعود, romanized: ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ʾAbā ʿŪd; 8 April 1987 – 18 November 2015) was a Belgian-born Islamic terrorist who had spent time in Syria. He was suspected of having organized multiple terror attacks in Belgium and France, and is known to have masterminded the November 2015 Paris attacks. Prior to the Paris attacks, there was an international arrest warrant issued for Abaaoud for his activities in recruiting individuals to Islamic terrorism in Syria.
Abdelhamid Abaaoud | |
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Abaaoud holding the Quran and a Islamic State flag | |
| Born | 8 April 1987 Anderlecht, Belgium |
| Died | 18 November 2015 (aged 28) Saint-Denis, France |
| Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
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| Other names | Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud |
| Known for | Brussels ISIL terror cell November 2015 Paris attacks |
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| Allegiance | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War (2014–15) |
Abaaoud was also known as Abu Omar Soussi (Arabic: أبو عمر السوسي, meaning "Abu Omar the Susian", his Moroccan family's place of origin) and as Abu Omar al-Baljīkī (Arabic: أبو عمر البلجيكي, meaning Abu Omar the Belgian), both of which were noms de guerre.