Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani, known as Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi (16 February 1973 – 17 August 2021), was a Sahrawi Islamist militant and leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara.
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi | |
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Image of Abu Walid taken from U.S. State Department | |
| Birth name | Lehbib Ould Ali Ould Said Ould Yumani |
| Born | 16 February 1973 Laayoune, Spanish Sahara |
| Died | 17 August 2021 (aged 48) Dangalous Forest, Mali |
| Allegiance | Polisario Front (early 1990s-2000s) MUJAO (2011–2013) Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2015) Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (2015–2021) |
| Battles/wars | Operation Barkhane
Tongo Tongo ambush Killing of Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi † |
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