Al-Qaeda’s Prominent Ideologue Killed in Syria

Al-Qaeda’s Prominent Ideologue Killed in Syria
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Sami al-Oraydi, also known as Abu Mahmoud al-Shami, one of the most prominent religious ideologues of the extremist Sunni al-Qaeda movement and a founder of the now-dissolved extremist Sunni group Hurras al-Din, was killed in an airstrike carried out by the international coalition forces in northern Idlib.

Al-Oraydi, who had gone into hiding due to security pursuits, was considered an influential figure among Salafi movements. The United States had previously offered a $5 million reward for information leading to his arrest and had designated him as a global terrorist.

It should be mentioned that After the split and the rise of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, al-Uraydi aligned with the more hardline al-Qaeda-loyalist camp that later formed Hurras al-Din in 2018.