Abdelhamid Abaaoud
Belgian-born terrorist (1987–2015) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Abdelhamid Abaaoud (Arabic: عبد الحميد ابعود, romanized: ʿAbd al-Ḥamīd ʾAbā ʿŪd; 8 April 1987 – 18 November 2015) was a Belgian-born Islamic terrorist who had spent time in Syria.[3] He was suspected of having organized multiple terror attacks in Belgium and France, and is known to have masterminded the November 2015 Paris attacks.[4] Prior to the Paris attacks, there was an international arrest warrant issued for Abaaoud for his activities in recruiting individuals to Islamic terrorism in Syria.[5]
Abdelhamid Abaaoud | |
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Born | 8 April 1987 Anderlecht, Belgium |
Died | 18 November 2015(2015-11-18) (aged 28) Saint-Denis, France |
Cause of death | Ballistic trauma |
Nationality |
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Other names | Abdel-Hamid Abu Oud |
Known for | Brussels ISIL terror cell November 2015 Paris attacks |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
Battles/wars | Syrian Civil War (2014–15) |
Abaaoud was also known as Abu Omar Soussi (Arabic: أبو عمر السوسي, meaning "Abu Omar the Susian", his Moroccan family's place of origin) and as Abu Omar al-Baljīkī (Arabic: أبو عمر البلجيكي, meaning Abu Omar the Belgian),[6][7] both of which were noms de guerre.[8]