Abu Muhsin al-Masri ( ar, أبو محسن المصري, born Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf, ar, حسام عبد الرؤوف) was an

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militant and a high-ranking member of

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Background

He was added to

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’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in 2019. He was killed in an operation by the

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(NDS) in Central

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, Afghanistan. Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center,

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, confirmed the death of Al Masri. However, the

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(FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of Al Masri.Senior Al Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin Al Masri killed in Afghanistan
Khaleej Times, 25 October 2020.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Masri, Abu Muhsin 1958 births 2020 deaths Assassinated al-Qaeda leaders Egyptian al-Qaeda members FBI Most Wanted Terrorists Fugitives wanted on terrorism charges Fugitives wanted by the United States Individuals designated as terrorists by the United States government