Abu Azrael
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Abu Azrael at the Speicher military base, near the Northern Iraqi city of Tikrit, on March 14, 2015.
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| Native name | Abu Gunm |
| Birth name | Ayyub Faleh Hassan al-Rubaiee |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Azrael Rambo |
| Allegiance | Iraq |
| Service/branch | Popular Mobilization Forces |
| Unit | Kataib al-Imam Ali |
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Ayyub Faleh Hassan al-Rubaie (Arabic: أيوب فالح حسن الربيعي), known by his nom de guerre Abu Azrael (Arabic: أبو عزرائيل, literally "Father of Azrael"), also known as the "Angel of Death" (Arabic: ملاك الموت), is a commander of the Kataib al-Imam Ali, an Iraqi Shi'a militia group of the Popular Mobilization Forces that is fighting ISIL/ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant) in Iraq. He has become a public icon of resisting ISIL in Iraq among Shia Iraqis with a large following on social media. His motto and catchphrase is "Ella Tahin" (Arabic: إلّا طحين), literally meaning "Until/into dust" interpreted to mean "Grind you to dust."
Abu Azrael was a former militia member in Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army which fought against the United States during the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Abu Azrael is described in various sources as a Shia who is a 40-year-old former university lecturer and a one-time Taekwondo champion, although other sources dispute that and suggest that this back-story may be fabricated. According to an Iranian source, he has a master's degree in physical education.
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