Abu Muhsin al-Masri
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Egyptian al-Qaeda member (1958–2020)
Abu Muhsin al-Masri | |
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Birth name | Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf |
Born | 1958 (1958)[1] Egypt |
Died | October 2020(2020-10-00) (aged 61–62) Ghazni Province, Afghanistan |
Allegiance | al-Qaeda |
Abu Muhsin al-Masri (
Arabic: حسام عبد الرؤوف; 1958 – October 2020)[1] was an Egyptian militant and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.[2]
Background
He was added to
FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in 2019.[1] He was killed in an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Central Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.[3] Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed the death of Al Masri.[4] However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of Al Masri.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "HUSAM ABD-AL-RA'UF". FBI. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01.
- ^ "Death of al-Qaida Senior Leader a Major Setback for Terror Group, US Says". VOA News. 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin al-Masri killed in Afghanistan". Al Jazeera. 25 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri". Reuters. October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
- ^ Senior Al Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin Al Masri killed in Afghanistan, Khaleej Times, 25 October 2020.
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