Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi (
Arabic
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: مناف عبد الرحيم الراوي) (died April 1, 2013) was a senior
Iraqi leader of
Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), acting as its "governor" for
Baghdad
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province.
Al-Rawi was arrested on March 11, 2010 by Iraqi security forces. Iraqi government sources claimed al-Rawi was responsible for planning multiple-vehicle bombings in Baghdad. Under interrogation, he reportedly gave authorities information which led to the killing of the group's top two leaders,
Abu Ayyub al-Masri
Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; , ', translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir and
Abu Omar al-Baghdadi
Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi ( ar, حَمِيدُ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّدُ خَلِيلِ ٱلزَّاوِيِّ, Ḥamīd Dāwud Muḥammad Ḵalīl az-Zāwī; 1959 – 18 April 2010), known as Abu Hamza al-Baghdadi and Abu Omar ...
, in April 2010.
[Steven L. Myers (2010-04-25)]
Iraqi Insurgent Group Acknowledges Killing of Two Leaders
''The New York Times
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'' retrieved 18 October 2011 He was later convicted of terrorism and was executed on April 1, 2013.
References
2013 deaths
Iraqi al-Qaeda members
Year of birth missing
Members of al-Qaeda in Iraq
21st-century executions by Iraq
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