Zainuri Kamaruddin | |
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| Nickname(s) | Abu Talhah[1] |
| Born | 1966/67[1][2] Bota, Perak, Malaysia[3] |
| Died | 13 January 2017[1] Raqqa, Syria |
| Allegiance |  Kumpulan Mujahidin Afghanistan (late 1980s)[4] Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia (1998–2001)[2] Ajnad al-Sham (2014) Islamic State (2014–2017) |
| Service | Military of ISIL |
| Years of service | 1980s, 1998–2001, 2014–2017 |
| Rank | Top commander |
| Commands | KMM's Selangor chapter[4] Katibah Nusantara[5] |
| Battles / wars | Afghan Civil War (1989–92) |
Zainuri Kamaruddin, also known by his nom de guerre Abu Talhah, (1966/67 – 13 January 2017) was a prominent Malaysian Islamist militant who fought as commander for Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia and later the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Katibah Nusantara. In May 2016, Zainuri was declared "public enemy No 1" by Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia Ahmad Zahid Hamidi due to his skills in the construction of improvised explosive devices. He was killed by an airstrike on Raqqa during Operation Wrath of Euphrates.
- ^ a b c Laila Majdalawi (16 January 2017). "Three Malaysian ISIS jihadists killed in Raqqa airstrike". ARA News. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Islamic State declares war on Malaysia". Free Malaysia Today. 18 May 2016.
- ^ "3 Malaysian ISIS militants killed in airstrikes in Syria". New Straits Times. The Star. 16 January 2017.
- ^ a b c Aliza Shah (23 May 2016). "Local IS man an expert bomb-maker". New Straits Times.
- ^ Nawar Firdaws (15 January 2017). "Malaysian IS leader killed in Syriaa". Free Malaysia Today.