will take up arms". Death He was killed in an American drone strike in the town of Idlib, Syria where he was working with Jabhat al-Nusra, the Syria wing of Al-Qaeda around the 5th April 2016. According to The Washington Post, he had crossed into Syria from Turkey only five days before. The Egyptian Hani al-Sibai, director of the Maqrizi Center for Historical Studies in London commenting on his death to The Washington Post, said Taha had "got what he wished for [martyrdom], he met his Lord in an American drone strike". Taha was shown in an Al-Qaeda video released by Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri called "Three Sheikhs of Jihad". References 1954 births 2016 deaths Assassinated al-Nusra Front members Egyptian al-Qaeda members Egyptian prisoners sentenced to death Prisoners sentenced to death by Egypt People extradited from Syria People extradited to Egypt People imprisoned on charges of terrorism Leaders of Islamic terror groups