Umm Sayyaf
Widow of Abu Sayyaf
About Umm Sayyaf
Umm Sayyaf was an Iraqi terrorist.
Nasrin As'ad Ibrahim , better known by the nom de guerre Umm Sayyaf , is the widow of Abu Sayyaf. She was captured in May 2015 by US Delta Force soldiers on the mission where they killed her husband, a suspected leader of the Islamic State.
In May 2019, it was reported that she had been cooperating with the CIA and Kurdish intelligence in the hunt for al-Baghdadi.
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Who was Umm Sayyaf?
widow of Abu Sayyaf
What was Umm Sayyaf's occupation?
Umm Sayyaf was a terrorist.
What nationality was Umm Sayyaf?
Umm Sayyaf was Iraqi.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Umm Sayyaf. https://biography.guide/umm-sayyaf/
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