Abu Tahsin al-Salihi
Iraqi sniper
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Abu Tahsin al-Salihi was an Iraqi veteran sniper. A volunteer in the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, he is credited with killing over 384 ISIS members during the War in Iraq, receiving the nicknames "The Sheikh of Snipers" and "Hawk Eye." Wikipedia
Born: July 1, 1953
Died: September 29, 2017 (age 64 years), Hawija, Iraq
Date of burial: September 30, 2017
Battles/wars: Yom Kippur War; Second Iraqi–Kurdish War; Iran–Iraq War; Invasion of Kuwait; Gulf War; 2003 invasion of Iraq;
Nickname(s): Sheikh of Snipers, Hawk Eye
Years of service: 1973–2017