Israfil Yılmaz
Israfil Yılmaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | Salih Yahya Gazali Yilmaz 29 September 1987 |
| Died | Unconfirmed |
| Nationality | Turkish and Dutch |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | 2008-2011: Turkish Armed Forces Royal Netherlands Army After 2012: Muhajireen Brigade Jund al-Aqsa Islamic State |
| Years of service | 2008–Unconfirmed |
| Battles / wars | |
Salih Yahya Gazali "Israfil" Yılmaz (29 September 1987), is or was a Turkish Islamist militant from the Netherlands, who fought in the Syrian Civil War from 2012 or 2013 until he disappeared in 2016 when he was allegedly killed in an unconfirmed airstrike. According to a captured jihadist, Yilmaz was executed by the Islamic State in 2018. His death however remains unconfirmed and according to intelligence agencies jihadist often fake their deaths to avoid prosecution in their home countries.