U.S. reveals the real name of the ISIS leader killed by special forces in Syria: http://t.co/fA7HOtn7B6 pic.twitter.com/fgtyQum7Hx
— The Hill (@thehill) May 20, 2015The top commander was previously known publicly only by his nom de guerre, Abu Sayyaf.
"While he had a number of aliases, we believe his real name to have been Fathi Ben Awn Ben Jildi Murad al-Tunisi," a U.S. official told CNN on condition of anonymity.
U.S. special forces conducted a raid into northern Syria over the weekend to capture the leader, who allegedly played a central role in ISIS's oil and gas operations, which the group uses to finance itself.
They also captured his wife, referred to as Umm Sayyaf, and freed a Yazidi woman who was enslaved by the couple.
