Abu Jandal al-Masri
Daesh official
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| Intro | Daesh official | |
| Places | Egypt | |
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| Birth | Egypt, Egypt |
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Abu Jandal al-Masri is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in Daesh. 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."