Muhsin al-Fadhli
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Muhsin al-Fadhli
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Photo of Muhsin al-Fadhli, according
to the U.S. State Department. [1] |
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| Born | 24 April 1981[1] Kuwait |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Sarmada, Syria |
| Allegiance |  al-Qaeda |
| Service/ |
 al-Nusra Front
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| Years of service | Unknown–2015 |
| Rank | Leader of Khorasan's external operations[2] |
| Battles/wars | War in Afghanistan[3] Syrian Civil War[4] Military intervention against ISIL |
Muhsin al-Fadhli (24 April 1981 – 8 July 2015)[5] was an alleged senior leader of Khorasan, an offshoot of the al-Nusra Front, a branch of al-Qaeda.[6][7][2]
According to media reports, al-Fadhli was a close confidant of Osama bin Laden, and one of a few people to be informed of the September 11 attacks, before they were launched.[6] He was born in Kuwait and used the aliases Abu Majid Samiyah, Abu Samia, Dawud al-Asadi, Muhsin Fadhil Ayyid al-Fadhli and Muhsin Fadil Ayid Ashur al-Fadhli.[1]
In 2012, the United States State Department identified al-Fadhli as the leader of al-Qaeda in Iran and issued a $7 million reward for his capture.[1] In mid-2013, al-Fadhli was sent to Syria on behalf of al-Qaeda emir, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in order to mediate disputes between al-Qaeda's then Iraqi branch, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the al-Nusra Front. In February 2014, al-Fadhli was instrumental in influencing al-Qaeda to disassociate itself from ISIL.[8]
Death
Al-Fadhli was killed on 8 July 2015, when the United States carried out an airstrike, targeting a vehicle near the town of Sarmada in northwest Syria, according to the Pentagon.[5]
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