Manaf Abd al-Rahim al-Rawi (

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: مناف عبد الرحيم الراوي) (died April 1, 2013) was a senior Iraqi leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq (AQI), acting as its "governor" for

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province. Al-Rawi was arrested on March 11, 2010 by Iraqi security forces. Iraqi government sources claimed al-Rawi was responsible for planning multiple-vehicle bombings in Baghdad. Under interrogation, he reportedly gave authorities information which led to the killing of the group's top two leaders,

Abu Ayyub al-Masri Abu Ayyub al-Masri ( ; , ', translation: "Father of Ayyub the Egyptian"; 1967 – 18 April 2010), also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir

and

Abu Omar al-Baghdadi Hamid Dawud Mohamed Khalil al-Zawi ( ar, حَمِيدُ دَاوُدَ مُحَمَّدُ خَلِيلِ ٱلزَّاوِيِّ, Ḥamīd Dāwud Muḥammad Ḵalīl az-Zāwī; 1959 – 18 April 2010), known as Abu Hamza al-Baghdadi and Abu Omar ...

, in April 2010.Steven L. Myers (2010-04-25)
Iraqi Insurgent Group Acknowledges Killing of Two Leaders
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'' retrieved 18 October 2011 He was later convicted of terrorism and was executed on April 1, 2013.

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