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Occupation
  
spiritual advisor

Name
  
Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman

Movement
  
al-Qaeda

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman
Died
  
June 7, 2006, Baqubah, Iraq

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman (died June 7, 2006), also Shaykh Abd Al-Rahman or Sheik Abd Al-Rahman, was the spiritual advisor to al-Qaeda in Iraq until his death in June 2006.

Death

Abd-Al-Rahman was killed on June 7, 2006 while attending a meeting in an isolated safehouse approximately 8 km (5 mi) north of Baqubah, along with al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. At 14:15 GMT two United States Air Force F-16C jets identified the house and the lead jet dropped two 500-pound (230 kg) guided bombs, a laser-guided GBU-12 and GPS-guided GBU-38 on the building located at 33°48′02.83″N 44°30′48.58″E.

The United States had tracked al-Zarqawi's movements leading up to his meeting at the safehouse.

References

Sheik Abd-Al-Rahman Wikipedia