# Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti

> Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti was a leading official of the Islamic State, serving as important military commander, recruiter and propagandist. Known for his command capabilities and popular among his subordinates, Abu Jandal was called "The Lion" among IS fighters and fought in several battles in Syria and Iraq. By late 2016, Abu Jandal had become IS' second highest-ranking commander in Syria and led the defense of its de facto capital Raqqa against the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). He was killed by a US airstrike on 26 December 2016.

*High-ranking ISIL commander*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/abu-jandal-al-kuwaiti

## Identity
- **Born:** 1970
- **Died:** 2016-12-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 45.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 6.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 40.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Abu Jandal al-Kuwaiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Jandal_al-Kuwaiti)
- [أبو جندل الكويتي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D9%88_%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A)
- [ئەبوو جەندەل کووەیتی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%95%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%88_%D8%AC%DB%95%D9%86%D8%AF%DB%95%D9%84_%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%88%DB%95%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C)
- [Абу Джандал аль-Кувейти](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B1%D1%83_%D0%94%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C-%D0%9A%D1%83%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%82%D0%B8)
- [ابوجندل الکویتی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%84_%D8%A7%D9%84%DA%A9%D9%88%DB%8C%D8%AA%DB%8C)
- [Abou Djandal al-Kouweïti](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abou_Djandal_al-Kouwe%C3%AFti)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28086459)

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