Wirya Rasoul Salih Hawleri (Kurdish: وریا ڕەسووڵ ساڵح هەولێری), known as Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i (Arabic: ابو عبدالله الشافعي; Father of Abdullah, the Shafi'i), (born in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan),[1][2] is the former leader of Ansar al-Islam, Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, and Jama'at Ansar al-Islam. He is a Kurdish veteran of jihad in Afghanistan and Chechnya.[1] On 3 May 2010, he was captured by the Iraqi government along with seven others.[3]
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- ^ "وثيقة تحصل عليها الشرق الأوسط تكشف: بن لادن بارك تأسيس جند الإسلام الكردية وأرسل لها هدية بالدولارات". Elaph. 2001-09-28. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ "Ansar al Islam leader Abu Abdullah al Shafi, moments after his capture". Long War Journal. 12 May 2010.