Abu Muhsin al-Masri explained

Birth Name:	Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf
Birth Place:	Egypt
Death Place:	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.^[1]

Background

He was added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in 2019.^[2] He was killed in an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Central Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.^[3] Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed the death of al-Masri.^[4] However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of al-Masri.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Death of al-Qaida Senior Leader a Major Setback for Terror Group, US Says . VOA News . 26 October 2020 .
2. Web site: HUSAM ABD-AL-RA'UF . https://web.archive.org/web/20191101200739/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/husam-abd-al-rauf . dead . 2019-11-01 . FBI .
3. Web site: Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin al-Masri killed in Afghanistan . Al Jazeera . 25 October 2020 . 25 October 2020.
4. News: Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri. Reuters. October 24, 2020. October 29, 2020.
5. https://m.khaleejtimes.com/world/rest-of-asia/senior-al-qaeda-leader-abu-muhsin-al-masri-killed-in-afghanistan Senior Al Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin Al Masri killed in Afghanistan