Abu Muslim al-Turkmani

Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
Abu Muslim al-Turkmani
Birth name	Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali
Born	c. 1959; Tal Afar, Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Died	August 18, 2015 (aged 55–56); Near Mosul, Iraq
Allegiance	Baathist Iraq (1980s–mid to late 1990s); ; Ansar al-Islam (mid to late 1990s–2003); ; Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad (2003–2004); ; Al-Qaeda (2004–2006) Al-Qaeda in Iraq ; (2004–2006); Islamic State of Iraq (2006–2013); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (2013–2015); ;
Branch	Special Republican Guard (until mid to late 1990s) ; Military of ISIL (8 April 2013 – 18 August 2015)
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel (up until mid to late 1990s) ; Deputy Leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Iraq ; (8 April 2013 – 18 August 2015)
Battles / wars	Gulf War (1990–91); Iraq War (2003–2011); Iraqi Civil War (2014–2017); Military intervention against ISIL American-led intervention in Iraq (2014–2021) (KIA); ;

Fadel Ahmed Abdullah al-Hiyali (died 18 August 2015), better known by his noms de guerre Abu Muslim al-Turkmani (Arabic: أبو مسلم التركماني), Haji Mutazz, or Abu Mutaz al-Qurashi, was the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) governor for territories held by the organization in Iraq. He was considered the ISIL second-in-command (along with his counterpart Abu Ali al-Anbari, who held a similar position in Syria); he played a political role of overseeing the local councils and a military role that includes directing operations against opponents of ISIL. His names were also spelt Fadhil Ahmad al-Hayali, and Hajji Mutazz.