Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi

Who is Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi?

Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al Zawi, most commonly known as Abu Abdullah al-Rashid al-Baghdadi, and also known as Abu Hamza al-Baghdadi and AH-boo OH-mahr ahl bahg-DAHD-ee Abu Omar al-Qurashi al-Baghdadi, (died 18 April 2010) was the nom de guerre of the person purported to be the leader of the former Mujahideen Shura Council (also known as the "Council of Freedom Fighters", the "Consultative Council of Mujahedeen", and the "Council of Holy Warriors"), an umbrella organization composed of eight groups that oppose the United States' military presence in Iraq, and purported to be the head of the Islamic State of Iraq.