:Abu Muhsin al-Masri
{{Short description|Egyptian al-Qaeda member (1958–2020)}}
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|birth_place = Egypt
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|death_place = Ghazni Province, Afghanistan
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Abu Muhsin al-Masri ({{langx|ar|أبو محسن المصري}}, born Husam Abd-al-Ra'uf, {{langx|ar|حسام عبد الرؤوف}}; 1958 – October 2020) was an Egyptian militant and a high-ranking member of al-Qaeda.{{cite web |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/south-central-asia_death-al-qaida-senior-leader-major-setback-terror-group-us-says/6197622.html |title=Death of al-Qaida Senior Leader a Major Setback for Terror Group, US Says |website=VOA News |date=26 October 2020 }}
Background
He was added to FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorists List in 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/husam-abd-al-rauf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101200739/https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/wanted_terrorists/husam-abd-al-rauf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2019-11-01 |title=HUSAM ABD-AL-RA'UF |website=FBI }} He was killed in an operation by the National Directorate of Security (NDS) in Central Ghazni Province, Afghanistan.{{cite web | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/25/senior-al-qaeda-leader-abu-muhsin-al-masri-killed-in-afghanistan | title=Senior al-Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin al-Masri killed in Afghanistan | publisher=Al Jazeera | date=25 October 2020 | access-date=25 October 2020}} Director of US National Counter-Terrorism Center, Chris Miller, confirmed the death of al-Masri.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-afghanistan-security-masri/afghan-security-forces-kill-senior-al-qaeda-leader-al-masri-idUSKBN2790WE|title=Afghan security forces kill senior al Qaeda leader al-Masri|publisher=Reuters|date=October 24, 2020|access-date=October 29, 2020}} However, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) declined to issue any statement in relation to the death of al-Masri.[https://m.khaleejtimes.com/world/rest-of-asia/senior-al-qaeda-leader-abu-muhsin-al-masri-killed-in-afghanistan Senior Al Qaeda leader Abu Muhsin Al Masri killed in Afghanistan], Khaleej Times, 25 October 2020.
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Category:Assassinated al-Qaeda leaders
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Category:FBI Most Wanted Terrorists
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Category:Fugitives wanted by the United States
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