Abu Waheeb
Abu Waheeb | |
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Abu Waheeb | |
| Native name | شاكر وهيب |
| Birth name | Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi شاكر وهيب الفهداوي |
| Nicknames | Abu Waheeb (kunya) Lion of Anbar Zarqawi's student Desert Lion |
| Born | 1986 |
| Died | May 6, 2016 (aged 29–30) |
| Cause of death | Airstrike |
| Allegiance | Islamic State |
| Service years | 2013–2016 |
| Rank | Field Commander |
| Commands | IS Forces in Anbar |
| Conflicts | |
Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi al-Dulaimi (1986 – May 6, 2016), better known as Abu Waheeb ("Father of Waheeb"; Arabic: ابو وهيب) or Abu Wahib, was an Iraqi militant jihadist who was the leader of the Islamic State in Anbar, Iraq.
He was killed with three others in a United States-led coalition airstrike in May 2016, according to the US Department of Defense. Omar Mateen, perpetrator of the Pulse nightclub shooting attributed the killing of Abu Waheeb, among other motivations, as rationale for the shooting.