What is Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari?
[[File:Fadhil Jalil al-Barwari Cropped.jpg|right|200px]] '''Fadhil Jamil al-Barwari''' ({{Lang-ar|فاضل جميل البرواري}}; 1966 – 20 September 2018) was an Iraqi [[military commander]]. He was the head of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Bureau. He was born in [[Dohuk]], Iraq.<ref>{{cite news |title=Elite Iraqi Unit Seeks Footing as It Fills U.S. Boots |first=Thom |last=Shanker |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/20/international/middleeast/20training.html?pagewanted=print |newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 February 2006 |access-date=5 June 2016}}</ref> He joined the [[Iraqi Army]] in 2004 after [[2003 invasion of Iraq|the invasion]]. He quickly rose through the ranks of the military ladder, becoming the [[commanding officer]] of the [[Iraqi Special Operations Forces]] (ISOF).<ref>{{cite news |date=5 January 2014 |title=Al-Qaeda leader killed with 31 other al-Qaeda elements in Anbar – MG Fadhil Barwari |url=http://www.iraqinews.com/iraq-war/security-commander-assures-killing-dubbi-1-qaeda-elements-in-anbar/ |newspaper=Iraqi News |location=Baghdad }}</ref> al-Barwari died on 20 September 2018 from a [[heart attack]] at the age of 52.<ref>[http://www.rudaw.net/mobile/arabic/middleeast/iraq/2009201812 الموت يغيب قائد الفرقة الذهبية فاضل برواري] {{in lang|ar}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Barwari, Fadhil Jalil al-}} [[Category:1966 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Iraqi military people]]