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Abdullah al-Janabi

Al-Qaeda in Iraq3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1951 – c. 2018

196019701980199020002010Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodIraqi Civil War of 2014–2017 · 2014-2017Anbar campaign (2003–2011) — March 20, 2003 · Iraq · Iraq WarSecond Fallujah — Nov–Dec 2004 · Al-Qaeda in Iraq · Iraq WarAnbar clashes (2013–2014) — December 30, 2013 · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant · Iraqi Civil War of 2014–2017

Active service 2003–2013 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 52.

Profile

Abdullah al-Janabi is the former Sunni chief of the Mujahideen Shura Council in Fallujah, Iraq. He gained power following his involvement in the insurgency at the First Battle of Fallujah in which the insurgents captured Fallujah.

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Battles (3)

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