title: Abu Jandal al-Masri
text: # Abu Jandal al-Masri
  
  Abu Jandal al-Masri (Arabic: أبو جندل المصري) is an Egyptian who served as a senior official in Daesh. It was reported on January 23, 2017, that he was appointed to replace Abu Ahmed al-Souri as the group's Chief of Information.
  
  According to the American Enterprise Institute he was a competent military commander, prior to serving as Chief of Information.
  
  The Middle East Forum described him as a leader in the capture of the Mannagh Airbase. They quoted a speech he gave, where he allegedly swore that Mujahideen fighters would "not leave a single Alawite alive in Syria."
  
  