Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
| Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali | |
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| Birth name | Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali |
| Born | Tal Afar, Nineveh Province, Iraq |
| Died | 18 August 2015 Near Mosul, Iraq |
| Allegiance |
 Baathist Iraq (until–2003) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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| Service/branch |
Special Republican Guard (until 2003) Military of ISIL (8 April 2013–18 August 2015) |
| Rank |
Lieutenant Colonel (up until 2003) Deputy Leader of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq (8 April 2013–18 August 2015) |
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Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali (died 18 August 2015), better known by his noms de guerre Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Arabic: أبو مسلم التركماني), Haji Mutazz, or Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi, was the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) governor for territories held by the organization in Iraq. He was considered the ISIL second-in-command (along with his counterpart Abu Ali al-Anbari, who held a similar position in Syria); he played a political role of overseeing the local councils and a military role that includes directing operations against opponents of ISIL. His names were also spelt Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, and Hajji Mutazz.
An ethnic Turkmen born in Tel Afar, Nineveh Province, al-Hiyali was an Iraqi Army Colonel under Saddam Hussein. According to documents discovered in Iraq, al-Hiyali was a lieutenant colonel in the Iraqi military's intelligence unit Istikhbarat (Directorate of General Military Intelligence), who also spent time as a Special Forces officer in the Special Republican Guard right up until the US-led 2003 invasion of Iraq. He was decommissioned from the Iraqi army after U.S. forces arrived, and joined Sunni insurgents to fight the Americans. Like other ISIL leaders, Abu Muslim Al Turkmani spent time in a US prison in Iraq, specifically Camp Bucca. He once practiced a moderate form of Islam.
He oversaw ISIL designated governors in various cities and regions of Iraq, including identified shadow governors in areas that ISIL does not control, but has aspirations over. "I describe Baghdadi as a shepherd, and his deputies are the dogs who herd the sheep (ISIS members); the strength of the shepherd comes from his dogs." said Hisham al-Hashimi, a security analyst who had access to documents discovered which provided details on al-Hiyali.
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