Haitham al-Badri
Haitham al-Badri | |
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| Birth name | Haitham Sabah Shaker Mohammed al-Badri |
| Born | unknown likelySamarra(origin of the al-Badri clan and his principal area of operations) |
| Died | 2 August 2007 Samarra,Salahuddin Governorate,Iraq |
| Allegiance |  Baathist Iraq(until 2003)Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna
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| Service/ | Republican Guard (Iraq)(until 2003) Military of al-Qaeda in Iraq(2004–2007) |
| Rank | Warrant Officer(until 2003) Commander (Al-Qaeda in Iraq) (2004–2007) |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War(2003–2007)† |
Haitham Sabah Shaker Mohammed al-Badri(Arabic:هيثم صباح شاكر محمد البدري,died 2 August 2007) was a commander of Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) in Salahuddin Province[1]who reportedly masterminded the2006 al-Askari mosque bombingwhich substantially damaged theShiitemosque and set off a wave of retaliatory violence by the Shiites against other Muslims.
He was a former Iraqi government official underSaddam Husseinwhile other sources state he was awarrant officerin theRepublican Guard;and following the US-led invasion in 2003, joinedJamaat Ansar al-Sunnabefore becoming a member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq.[2]Badri was killed in a US airstrike east ofSamarraon 2 August 2007.[3][4]
He was a distant relative of futureIslamic StateleaderIbrahim al-Badri al-Samarrai(Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi), being the son of one of al-Baghdadi's cousins.[5]
References
[edit]- ^Fernando Reinares, Bruce Hoffman (28 October 2014).The Evolution of the Global Terrorist Threat: From 9/11 to Osama bin Laden's Death.Columbia University Press. p. 437.ISBN9780231537438.
- ^Jihadologist (22 February 2021)."Ex baathists who joined ISIS or their predecessors (update)".Reddit.r/syriancivilwar.Retrieved6 June2021.
- ^"Iraqi Led Bombing of Shiite Shrine, Official Says".The New York Times.28 June 2006.
- ^"Al Qaeda No. 2 in Iraq Captured".Los Angeles Times.4 September 2006.
- ^Jihadologist (22 February 2021)."Ex baathists who joined ISIS or their predecessors (update)".Reddit.r/syriancivilwar.Retrieved6 June2021.
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