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Abu Taisir

Dead?²

Abu Taisir

Details
	Importance	Low
	Means of Death	U.S. cruise missile strike²
	Date of Death	March 21, 2003²
	Location of Death	Khurmal, Iraq²
	Affiliation	Al-Qaeda in Iraq¹
	Role	Operative¹
	Supervisor	Abu Musab al-Zarqawi¹
	Affiliation	Ansar al-Sunna²
	Alias(es)	Abdul Hadi Daghlas²
	Alternate Spelling(s)	Abu Taysir
	Rough Age at Death	33
	Date of Birth	1970²
	Gender	Male

Narrative and Notes

	Reliable	Abu Taisir was featured in a graphic used by U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell during his presentation about Iraq's transgressions to the United Nations on Feb. 5, 2003. Powell did not discuss Abu Taisir by name, however. He was shown as part of the Zarqawi network, but no more details were provided.¹

	Possible	He was reportedly killed in a U.S. cruise missile strike on Ansar al-Islam camp near Khurmal in northern Iraq.²

Sources
¹ U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's presentation to the United Nations, Feb. 5, 2003.
² Cloud, David. 'Elusive Enemy: Long in U.S. Sights, A Young Terrorist Builds Grim Resume.' Wall Street Journal: Feb. 10, 2004.

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