Abu Theeb

Abu Theeb is the pseudonym of a leader of a Sunni group taking part in the Iraqi insurgency, operating north of Baghdad.

During the time of the referendum a journalist from The Guardian spent five days with his group, and wrote a report in 2005.

Personal life

According to The Guardian, Abu Theeb was born ~40 years ago at the time of interview and had a brother who was killed during Iran–Iraq War. He studied law in University of Baghdad before joining Iraqi National Security Council.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.