Abu Sayyaf (Islamic State leader)

Abu Sayyaf was the nom de guerre of a senior leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who was described as overseeing gas and oil operations. United States authorities identified Abu Sayyaf's real name as Fathi Ben Awn Ben Jildi Murad al-Tunisi. Abu Sayyaf was killed on the night of May 15–16, 2015 while resisting capture during a United States Army Delta Force operation in eastern Syria.

This article is about the Islamist leader killed in 2015. For the Filipino Islamist group, see Abu Sayyaf. For other uses, see Abu Sayyaf (disambiguation).
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