Abu Deraa

Abu Deraa
Native name
اسماعيل حافظ اللامي
Birth nameIsmail Hafiz al-Lami
Nickname(s)Abu Deraa; Shi'ite Zarqawi
AllegianceMahdi Army (formerly)

Ismail Hafidh al-Lami (Arabic: اسماعيل حافظ اللامي) — known as Abu Deraa (Arabic: أبو درع, "Father of the Shield") is an Iraqi Shia militant whose men have been accused of retaliatory terrorizing and killing of Sunnis.