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COMMANDER // 1968–2010

Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Emir of Al-Qaeda in IraqEgyptAl-Qaeda in Iraq3 battles2 wars

Lifespan

1968 – 2010

19701980199020002010War on Terrorism · 2001-2021Iraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodIraq War — March 20, 2003 · Ba'athist Iraq · War on TerrorismFirst Battle of Fallujah — April 4, 2004 · Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad · Iraq WarSecond Fallujah — Nov–Dec 2004 · Al-Qaeda in Iraq · Iraq War

Active service 2003–2004 — 3 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 35.

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Battles (3)

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