Redouan al Issar (also known as Abu Khaled or simply "The Syrian") was born in

Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...

in the late fifties or early sixties. He is by profession a geologist. He was the oldest member of the Dutch-based terrorist group, Hofstadgroep or

Hofstad Network The Hofstad Network (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Hofstadnetwerk'' or ''Hofstadgroep'') was an Islamic terrorism, Islamic terror group composed mostly of Netherlands, Dutch citizens, and mainly young men between the ages of 18 and 32. The name "Hof ...

. He is considered to be the spiritual leader of the group.

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