With his thick beard and fearsome axe, Abu Azrael is one of the most recognisable soldiers fighting among the Iraqi forces against ISIS. Nicknamed the 'father of archangel of death' in Arabic, Abu Azrael has become the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran. He is believed to be a 40-year-old former university lecturer, who left his home to fight Islamic State back in June 2014. Iraqi warrior: With his thick beard and fearsome axe, Abu Azrael is one of the most feared soldiers among the Iraqi forces fighting ISIS. Such is his fame, his fan page on social media has attracted over a quarter of a million supporters.Famed for using heavy weapons... as well as axes and swordsEnjoys taunting ISIS fighters over airwaves using a seized walkie-talkie
Well known for his sense of humour, one video shows Abu Azrael using a captured ISIS walkie-talkie to taunt and mock the depraved savages of _.