Abu Khalil al-Madani was a member of
al-Qaeda's
Shura Council.
Believed to be a
Saudi,
little was known about his views, however in a 2013 audio message released online, he repeated familiar Al Qaeda themes of the Muslim world being weakened by a lack of Islamic faith and American conspiracies. In April 2014, al-Madani released an audio statement attempting to mediate the conflict between Syrian-based Jihadist groups,
Al-Nusra Front and the
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant
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Al-Qaeda leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri announced al-Madani's death in an audio message in August 2017.
[ Ayman Zawahiri. 2 August 2017]
Carrying the Weapon of the Martyr, Episode 5: Martyrs of Waziristan
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Al-Qaeda members
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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