article_snippet: With his thick beard and fearsome axe, Abu Azrael is one of the most recognisable soldiers fighting among the Iraqi forces against ISIS.
article_snippet: 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.
article_snippet: the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran is believed to be a 40-year-old former university lecturer, who left the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran home to fight Islamic State back in June 2014.
article_snippet: Iraqi warrior: With the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran , Abu Azrael is one of the most feared soldiers among the Iraqi forces fighting ISIS.
article_snippet: Such is the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran fame, the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran fan page on social media has attracted over a quarter of a million supporters.
article_snippet: Pictures show the bald fighter kitted out in the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran military fatigues, posing with the poster boy of the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia group sponsored by Iran famous axe and a heavy machine gun.
article_snippet: Determined to defend Iraq's national champion in Taekwondo home and country, Abu Azrael joined the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia heavily supported by Iran .
article_snippet: It is possible Abu Azrael was motivated to join the fight after a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani issued a call to arms in  Friday prayers in mid June 2014.
article_snippet: Determined to defend his home and country, Abu Azrael joined the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia heavily supported by IranIran.
article_snippet: Like a lion: Determined to defend a lion , Abu Azrael joined the Imam Ali brigade, a Iraqi Shi'a militia heavily supported by Iran.