Abu Yaqub al-Masri, also known as Zakkariya (The Doctor) and labeled "The Emir of Taji", was a member of Al-Qaeda who died on 31 August 2007.
He was the organizer of the 23 November 2006 Sadr City bombings.
[1] He was thought to be a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and the Egyptian Islamic Jihad and Al-Qaeda, and fought in Afghanistan.
[2] The Egyptian-born Masri was killed by Iraqi security forces near the city of Tarmiya, north of Baghdad.
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