Abu Deraa
Iraqi militant (died 2021) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ismail Hafidh al-Lami (Arabic: اسماعيل حافظ اللامي) — known as Abu Deraa (Arabic: أبو درع, "Father of the Shield") is an Iraqi Shia militant whose men have been accused of retaliatory terrorizing and killing of Sunnis.[1][2][3][4]
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Abu Deraa | |
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Native name | اسماعيل حافظ اللامي |
Birth name | Ismail Hafiz al-Lami |
Nickname(s) | Abu Deraa; Shi'ite Zarqawi |
Allegiance | Mahdi Army (formerly) |
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