| Abu Muhsin al-Masri | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf |
| Born | 1958 (1958) Egypt |
| Died | October 2020(2020-10-00) (aged 61–62) Ghazni Province, Afghanistan |
| Allegiance |  al-Qaeda |
Abu Muhsin al-Masri (Arabic: أبو محسن المصري, born Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf, Arabic: حسام عبد الرؤوف; 1958 – October 2020) was an Egyptian militant and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.
Background
He was added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in 2019. He was killed in an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Central Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed the death of al-Masri. However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of al-Masri.
References
- ^ "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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