Huthaifa al-Batawi
Al-Qaeda member (died 2011)
About Huthaifa al-Batawi
Lived 1950 – 2011 (aged 60–61). Huthaifa al-Batawi was an Iraqi.
Abu Huthaifa al-Batawi was a commander in the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) militant group and its leader in Baghdad under the emir of the ISI, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. He was killed during an attempted jailbreak on May 8, 2011.
Al-Batawi was accused of being the mastermind of the 2010 Baghdad church massacre in which 70 people died. His subordinates were also accused of being behind bombings against the Al Arabiya television station's Baghdad bureau and the city's central bank. On November 27, one month after the church bombing, Iraqi security forces announced they had captured Al-Batawi and a number of other ISI militants.
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Who was Huthaifa al-Batawi?
Al-Qaeda member (died 2011)
When was Huthaifa al-Batawi born?
Huthaifa al-Batawi was born in 1950 in Baghdad.
When did Huthaifa al-Batawi die?
Huthaifa al-Batawi died on 8 May 2011 in Baghdad.
What nationality was Huthaifa al-Batawi?
Huthaifa al-Batawi was Iraqi.
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