Abu Suleiman al-Naser

Abu Suleiman al-Naser[1] is the leader of the al-Qaeda affiliate in Iraq and “war minister” of the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI). Little is known about Abu Suleiman. He succeeded Abu Ayyub al-Masri, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq who was killed along with ISI leader Abu Omar al-Baghdadi in a joint operation by US and Iraqi forces in Tikrit in April 2010. The new war minister signed with the name Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman, a nom de guerre that translates Defender of God’s Religion, Father of Suleiman.

Iraqi security forces claimed to have killed Al-Nasser Lideen Allah Abu Suleiman, also known as Noman Salman. He was presumed shot dead in February 2011 in the town of Hīt, west of Baghdad. "He fled in a car laden with explosives, which blew up as they opened fire."[2]

Suleiman also seems to be related to the Partisans of Islamic Jihad and Ansar al-Jihad al-Alami[3] where he reportedly issued a statement on May 3, 2011 after the death of Osama bin Laden "to all jihadists around the globe to mobilize and prepare to wage jihad operations against the Zionist-crusader alliance" [3][4]

References

  1. ^ [1] A picture of Abu Suleiman al-Nasser, dated 1 February 2011, at the site of Bill Warner, PI.
  2. ^ BBC News Al-Qaeda ‘military leader’ Abu Suleiman killed in Iraq (25-2-2011).
  3. ^ a b Grenberg, Karen J. (22 July 2011). "The Norway Attacks: Who is Abu Suleiman Al Nasser?". The New Republic. http://www.tnr.com/article/world/92532/what-ansar-al-jihad-al-alami. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  4. ^ "Ansar al-jihad al-Alami issued an urgent alert to all Mujahedeen mobilize". News:World. Middle East Observatory. http://www.meobservatory.com/world/Supporters-of-Global-Jihad-issue-an-urgent-alert-to-mobolise.shtml. Retrieved 24 July 2011.