Abu al-Masri
Probable Successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
 | Location | Iraq1 |
| Affiliation | Al-Zarqawi Group1 |
| Role | Commander1 |
| Importance | High |
| Supervisor | Abu Musab al-Zarqawi |
| Nationality | Egyptian1 |
| Place of Birth | Egypt1 |
| Gender | Male |
| History | Trained in Afghanistan, sometime during 1990-20011 |
| Narrative and Notes (Reliable) | An American military spokesman in Iraq identified Abu al-Masri as the likely successor to Abu Musab Zarqawi after Zarqawi was killed on June 7, 2006.He has been involved in manufacturing explosives in Iraq.1 |
 | Narrative and Notes (Possible) | He probably came into Iraq in 2002, and may have helped establish the first al-Qaeda cell in the Baghdad area.1 |
| Narrative and Notes (Possible) | Possibly also known as Abu-Ayyub al-Masri. Abu-Ayyub al-Masri is an associate of Abu Musab Zarqawi, and his foreign terrorist and criminal network. This organization has killed over 500 Iraqis in the last year and continues to target Iraqi government and civilian targets with the hope of inciting a civil war. Abu-Ayyub al-Masri is believed to have fled Fallujah, during OPERATION AL FAJR. Multi National Force in Iraq is also offering a reward of $50,000 for information leading to the capture of Abu-Ayyub al-Masri. |
Sources
1 U.S. Maj. Gen. William Caldwell, spokesman, Multinational Force Iraq, during a press briefing on June 8, 2006.
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