Zainuri Kamaruddin
| Zainuri Kamaruddin | |
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| Nickname(s) | Abu Talhah |
| Born | 1966/67 Bota, Perak, Malaysia |
| Died | 13 January 2017 Raqqa, Syria |
| Allegiance |
 Kumpulan Mujahidin Afganistan (late 1980s) Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (1998–2001) Ajnad al-Sham (2014) Islamic State (2014–2017)
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| Service/ |
Military of ISIL |
| Years of service | 1980s, 1998–2001, 2014–2017 |
| Rank | Top commander |
| Commands held |
KMM's Selangor chapter Katibah Nusantara |
| Battles/wars | |
Zainuri Kamaruddin, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Talhah, (1966/67 – 13 January 2017) was a prominent Malaysian Islamist militant who fought as commander for Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and later the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Katibah Nusantara. In May 2016, Zainuri was declared "public enemy No 1" by Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi due to his skills in the construction of improvised explosive devices. He was killed by an airstrike on Raqqa during Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
Zainuri was born around 1966/67 in Bota, Perak, and studied at Madrasah Misbahul Falah, Baling District, Kedah before continuing his studies at the Abu Bakar Islamic University in Karachi, Pakistan. There, he joined the Islamist group Kumpulan Mujahidin Afghanistan and went to Afghanistan, fighting against the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan for two years. Zainuri participated in battles in Kunar Province, Khost Province and the Battle of Jalalabad, gaining "vast battlefield experience".
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