Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi
| Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi | |
|---|---|
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| Birth name | Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri |
| Born | Iraq |
| Allegiance |
 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (unknown-present) |
| Rank | Deputy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq |
| Battles/wars | Iraqi insurgency |
Ni'ma Abd Nayef al-Jabouri, known by his nom de guerre Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi or Abu Fatima al-Jiburi, was initially in charge of the ISIS operations in southern Iraq before he moved to the northern city of Kirkuk.[1] He is now the Governor of the South and Central Euphrates region in the Islamic State and a senior member in the IS hierarchy.[2][3]
The available information indicates that as of 2016, Abu Fatima is alive and part of the inner circle of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, serving as his deputy in the position of the overall leader for Iraq. He succeeded Abu Muslim al-Turkmani.[4]
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Abu Fatima detained at Camp Bucca.
References
- ↑ "Exclusive: Top ISIS leaders revealed". 13 February 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Islamic State Senior Leadership: Who's Who" (PDF). 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-02-05. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ "Revealed: the Islamic State 'cabinet', from finance minister to suicide bomb deployer". July 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ↑ Al-Tamimi, Aymenn (24 January 2016). "An Account of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi & Islamic State Succession Lines". pundicity.
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