Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman
| Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman | |
|---|---|
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | June 7, 2006 Baquba, Iraq |
| Occupation | spiritual advisor |
| Movement | al-Qaeda |
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died June 7, 2006), also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman, was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.[1]
Death
Abd-Al-Rahman was killed on June 7, 2006 while attending a meeting in an isolated safehouse approximately 8 km (5 mi) north of Baqubah, along with al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.[1] At 14:15 GMT two United States Air Force F-16C jets[2] identified the house and the lead jet dropped two 500-pound (230 kg) guided bombs, a laser-guided GBU-12 and GPS-guided GBU-38 on the building located at Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found..
The United States had tracked al-Zarqawi's movements leading up to his meeting at the safehouse.
References
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See also
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- http://www.globalsecurity.org/security/profiles/sheikh_abd_al-rahman.htm, accessed 16 January 2007
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