Abu Layla

Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun
Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun
Native name	فيصل عبدي بلال سعدون
Nickname(s)	Abu Layla (Arabic: أبو ليلى)
Born	1984; Kobanî, Syria
Died	5 June 2016 (aged 31–32); Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan
Allegiance	Syrian opposition (2012–13); AANES (2013–2016)
Branch	Free Syria Brigade (2012–13); Kurdish Front (2013–14); Northern Sun Battalion (2014–16);
Years of service	2012–16
Battles / wars	Syrian Civil War Battle of Aleppo; Rojava–Islamist conflict Siege of Kobanî (WIA); Kobanî massacre; Manbij offensive (2016) (DOW); ; ;

Faisal Abdi Bilal Saadoun (1984 – 5 June 2016), widely known as Abu Leyla or Abu Layla (Arabic: أبو ليلى), was a Kurdish commander in both the Free Syrian Army and the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). He is regarded by many as a hero of the Rojava–Islamist conflict.

Abu Layla was born near Kobanî and is of Kurdish heritage; he died in a hospital in Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. His death was caused by a sniper bullet to the head he received in the Abu Qelqel village during an offensive against the Islamic State in Manbij on 5 June 2016. At the time of his death, he was a prominent commander in the SDF.