Muhsin al-Fadhli
| Muhsin al-Fadhli | |
|---|---|
Photo of Muhsin al-Fadhli, according
to the U.S. State Department. [1] |
|
| Born |
24 April 1981 Kuwait |
| Died | 8 July 2015 (aged 34) Sarmada, Syria |
| Allegiance |
 al-Qaeda
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| Service/branch | |
| Years of service | Unknown–2015 |
| Rank | Leader of Khorasan's external operations |
| Battles/wars |
War in Afghanistan |
War in Afghanistan
Syrian Civil War
Military intervention against ISIL
Muhsin al-Fadhli (24 April 1981 – 8 July 2015) was an alleged senior leader of Khorasan, an offshoot of the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda.
According to media reports, al-Fadhli was a close confidant of Osama bin Laden, and one of a few people to be informed of the September 11 attacks, before they were launched. He was born in Kuwait and used the aliases Abu Majid Samiyah, Abu Samia, Dawud al-Asadi, Muhsin Fadhil Ayyid al-Fadhli and Muhsin Fadil Ayid Ashur al-Fadhli.
In 2012, the United States State Department identified al-Fadhli as the leader of al-Qaeda in Iran and issued a $7 million reward for his capture. In mid-2013, al-Fadhli was sent to Syria on behalf of al-Qaeda emir, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in order to mediate disputes between al-Qaeda's then Iraqi branch, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the al-Nusra Front. In February 2014, al-Fadhli was instrumental in influencing al-Qaeda to disassociate itself from ISIL.
Al-Fadhli was killed on 8 July 2015, when the United States carried out an airstrike, targeting a vehicle near the town of Sarmada in northwest Syria, according to the Pentagon.
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