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."