Abu Waheeb
Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi al-Dulaimi (1986 – May 6, 2016), better known as Abu Waheeb ("Father of Waheeb"; Arabic: أبو وهيب), was a leader of the Islamic State in Anbar, Iraq. He killed three Syrian truck drivers in Iraq in the summer of 2013, and was himself killed, with three others, in a United States-led coalition airstrike in May 2016, according to the US Department of Defense.
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| Native name | شاكر وهيب |
| Birth name | Shaker Wahib al-Fahdawi شاكر وهيب الفهداوي |
| Nickname(s) | Abu Waheeb (kunya) Lion of Anbar Zarqawi's student Desert Lion |
| Born | 1986 |
| Died | May 6, 2016 (aged 29–30) Rutba, Anbar, Iraq |
| Allegiance | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
| Years of service | 2013–2016 |
| Rank | Field Commander |
| Commands held | ISIL Forces in Anbar |
| Battles/wars | Anbar campaign Military intervention against ISIL |
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