Abu Layla
| Saadoun al-Faisal | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Abu Layla |
| Born | 1984 Kobanî |
| Died | 5 June 2016 (aged 31–32) Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Allegiance |
 Syrian opposition (2012–13) Rojava (2012–2016) |
| Service/branch |
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| Years of service | 2012–16 |
| Battles/wars | |
Saadoun al-Faisal (1984 – 5 June 2016), widely known as Abu Leyla or Abu Layla, was a commander of the Free Syrian Army and later the Syrian Democratic Forces. He is regarded by some Kurds as a hero in the battle against Islamic State.
Abu Layla was born near Kobanî to Kurdish and Arab parents; he died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. His death was caused by sniper bullet to the head received in Abu Qelqel village during an offensive against the Islamic State in Manbij on 5 June 2016. He was at that time a prominent commander within the Syrian Democratic Forces.
Abu Layla grew up in Manbij and was, before the Syrian civil war, a car mechanic. He was married and had four daughters. At the beginning of the civil war in 2011, he joined the rebels and become a commander in Liwa Ahrar Souriya. He took part in the fight against the Syrian Arab Army of the Bashar al-Assad government in Aleppo (al-'Ashrafiya, Sheikh Maqsood, Ancient City of Aleppo) and in the Latakia province. He returned to the area near Manbij and Jarabulus to fight ISIL and co-founded the Martyr Hamza Battalion which became part of Jabhat al-Akrad.
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