Abu Ghadiya

Military Person

1978 – 2008

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Who was Abu Ghadiya?

Abu Ghadiya, born Badran Turki Hishan al-Mazidi sometime between 1977-1979 in Mosul, was a Sunni militant active with al-Qaeda in Iraq. He was primarily involved in the logistics of AQI's effort in Iraq and assisted in smuggling weapons, money and fighters across the Syria-Iraq border. He was targeted and killed in a cross-border raid conducted by the U.S. military on October 26, 2008.

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Born
1978
Mosul
Died
Oct 26, 2008
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Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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