Abu Jandal al-Masri explained

Abu Jandal al-Masri
Native Name Lang:ar
Termstart1:23 January 2017
Office1:Chief of Information of the Islamic State
Native Name:أبو جندل المصري
Predecessor1:Abu Ahmed al-Souri
Nationality:Egyptian
Citizenship:Egypt
Occupation:Islamic State senior official
Nickname:Abu Jandal al-Masri
Allegiance: Islamic State
Rank:Commander
Battles:Syrian civil war
Birth Place:Egypt

Abu Jandal al-Masri (ar|أبو جندل المصري) is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in the Islamic State. It was reported on January 23, 2017, that he was appointed to replace Abu Ahmed al-Souri as the group's Chief of Information.

According to the American Enterprise Institute he was a competent military commander, prior to serving as Chief of Information.

The Middle East Forum described him as a leader in the capture of the Mannagh Airbase. They quoted a speech he gave, where he allegedly swore that Mujahideen fighters would "not leave a single Alawite alive in Syria."