Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i
Wirya Rasoul Salih Hawleri | |
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| Native name | ورێیا ڕەسووڵ ساڵح هەولێری |
| Other name(s) | Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i |
| Born | Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan |
| Allegiance | Ansar al-Islam Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna |
| Known for | Leader of Ansar al-Islam and Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, Kurdish jihadist veteran. In 2010, he was arrested and imprisoned in Abu Ghraib prison. |
| Battles / wars | Afghanistan, Chechnya, Iraq |
| Children | Abdullah (son) |
Wirya Rasoul Salih Hawleri (Kurdish: وریا ڕەسووڵ ساڵح هەولێری), known as Abu Abdullah al-Shafi'i (Arabic: ابو عبدالله الشافعي; Father of Abdullah, the Shafi'i), (born in Zakho, Iraqi Kurdistan), is the former leader of Ansar al-Islam, Jamaat Ansar al-Sunna, and Jama'at Ansar al-Islam. He is a Kurdish veteran of jihad in Afghanistan and Chechnya. On 3 May 2010, he was captured by the Iraqi government along with seven others.