Abu Khattab al-Tunisi | |
|---|---|
| Native name | أبو خطاب التونسي |
| Born | Tunisia [1] |
| Died | 10 June 2017 [2] Raqqa, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Islamic State |
| Service | Military of the Islamic State |
| Years of service | ?–2017 |
| Rank | Third-highest ranking IS commander [3] |
| Battles / wars | Syrian Civil War |
Abu Khattab al-Tunisi (died 10 June 2017) [2] was a Tunisian jihadist and military leader of the Islamic State, [1] who had risen to the group's third-highest ranking commander by 2017. [3] In that year, he was put in charge of the military operations in eastern Raqqa, IS's proclaimed capital, which was attacked by the Syrian Democratic Forces on 6 June 2017. Just four days after the battle's beginning, Abu Khattab was killed at the frontlines in the Roman suburb, alongside 12 other IS militants, during a shootout with SDF fighters. [4] His death was considered to be "a new blow to the ISIS terror group". [1]