Abu Yusaf

Not to be confused with Abu Yusuf

Abu Yusaf is a high-level security commander in ISIL.^[1] According to an interview conducted with The Washington Post, Abu Yusaf is a nom-de-guerre of a 27-year-old European Islamist who joined ISIS two and a half years ago.^[2]

References

↑ "The terrorists fighting us now? We just finished training them.". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
↑ "In Turkey, a late crackdown on Islamist fighters". Washington Post. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

Leadership	Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi Abu Ali al-Anbari Abu Suleiman al-Naser Abu Mohammad al-Adnani Abu Omar al-Shishani Abu Waheeb Abu Yusaf Abu Fatima al-Jaheishi Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi Abubakar Shekau (Boko Haram)

Former leadership ( †)	Haji Bakr Abu Muslim al-Turkmani Abu Ayman al-Iraqi Abu Abdulrahman al-Bilawi Abu Ahmad al-Alwani Abu Sayyaf Abdul Rauf Aliza Abdul Rauf Abu Alaa al-Afri Tariq al-Harzi Mohammed Emwazi Abu Nabil al-Anbari

History	Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (1999–2004) Tanzim Qaidat al-Jihad fi Bilad al-Rafidayn (2004–06) Mujahideen Shura Council (2006) Islamic State of Iraq (2006–13) Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–14) Islamic State (June 2014–present)

Timeline	Timeline of ISIL-related events (2013) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2014) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2015) Timeline of ISIL-related events (2016)

International Branches	Libya Afghanistan and Pakistan Sinai North Caucasus West Africa Algeria Yemen

Wars and battles	War on Terror Iraq War (2003–2011) Iraqi insurgency (2003–11) Sectarian violence Iraqi insurgency (2011–14) Syrian Civil War spillover Syrian Civil War spillover in Iraq Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon Inter-rebel conflict during the Syrian Civil War Sinai insurgency Second Libyan Civil War Egyptian-led military intervention War in North-West Pakistan War in Afghanistan (2015–present) Moro insurgency in the Philippines al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen Yemeni Civil War Boko Haram insurgency Boko Haram insurgency in Cameroon 2015 Niger raid Fall of Mosul Salahuddin campaign First Battle of Tikrit Siege of Kobanî Sinjar massacre Derna campaign (2014–15) Battle of Baiji (October–December 2014) Battle of Ramadi (2014–15) Deir ez-Zor offensive (December 2014) Battle of Baiji (2014–15) Sinjar offensive (December 2014) Fall of Nofaliya (2015) Eastern al-Hasakah offensive Second Battle of Tikrit Battle of Sirte (2015) Hama and Homs offensive (March–April 2015) Battle of Sarrin (March–April 2015) Battle of Yarmouk Camp (2015) Anbar offensive (2015) Qalamoun offensive (May–June 2015) Palmyra offensive (May 2015) Western al-Hasakah offensive Al-Hasakah city offensive (May–June 2015) Tell Abyad offensive (May–July 2015) Battle of Sarrin (June–July 2015) Battle of Al-Hasakah (June–August 2015) Kobanî massacre Palmyra offensive (July–August 2015) Battle of Ramadi (2015–16) Battle of Al-Qaryatayn (August 2015) Al-Hawl offensive Homs offensive (November–December 2015) Sinjar offensive (November 2015) Nineveh Plains offensive Tishrin Dam offensive Military intervention against ISIL Intervention in Iraq Intervention in Syria American military intervention in Cameroon

Attacks	2013 Iraq Christmas Day bombings Jewish Museum of Belgium shooting 2014 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu ramming attack 2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa 2014 Sydney hostage crisis Porte de Vincennes siege 2015 kidnapping and beheading of Copts in Libya 2015 Corinthia Hotel attack Al Qubbah bombings Bardo National Museum attack 2015 Sana'a mosque bombings Jalalabad suicide bombing Qatif and Dammam mosque bombings 2015 Ramadan attacks Kobanî massacre Saint-Quentin-Fallavier attack 2015 Kuwait mosque bombing 2015 Sousse attacks 2015 Suruç bombing 2015 Khan Bani Saad bombing 2015 Baghdad market truck bombing 2015 Ankara bombings Metrojet Flight 9268 2015 Beirut bombings November 2015 Paris attacks 2015 Tunis bombing 2015 al-Qamishli bombings 2016 Zliten truck bombing 2016 Istanbul bombing 2016 Jakarta attacks 2016 Mahasen mosque attack 2016 Sayyidah Zaynab bombings

Politics	Finances Ideology Human rights Persecution of Christians Persecution of Yazidis Killing of captives Beheading incidents Destruction of cultural heritage

Popular culture	Iran United States United Kingdom Name changes due to ISIL

Society	Members Territorial claims Administrative divisions

Related topics	Caliphate Islamism Sexual violence in the Iraqi insurgency Slavery in 21st-century Islamism Shia–Sunni relations Theocracy

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