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To: Oorang; nwctwx; JustPiper; Cindy; Velveeta; ExSoldier; Donna Lee Nardo; spyone; fullwave; ...
I wonder if Abu-Ans al-Maghribi is this guy (Aliases: Bashir Al-Maghribi, Abu Ilyas). The name given in the article is awfully close to the alias Abu-Ilyas al-Maghribi

Very close match. Does any of our linguists have a clue regarding the difference between Abu-Ans vs. Abu-Ilyas.

3,968 posted on 11/16/2004 8:41:15 PM PST by Godzilla ( I don't know what your problem is, but I'll bet it's hard to pronounce.)
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To: Godzilla

Abu means father/father of


3,998 posted on 11/16/2004 9:20:49 PM PST by lahargis
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To: Godzilla; Oorang; lahargis

I'm going to say what I'm getting from this, and I'm no expert on this, so anyone jump in here.

Abu means father, so one of them seems to have a father named Ans, and the other one's father's name is Ilyas.

The al-Maghribi I think means they are both of Maghrib, and possibly cousins, at least tribesmen I suppose. I'm thinking here of all those of Saddam's kin whose names ended with al-Tikriti.

The link in 3923 speaks of Abu Ans al-Maghribi. The guy in the link in 3944 is Abu Ilyas al-Maghribi among other names. I think they are not the same.

Anyone else?


4,004 posted on 11/16/2004 9:28:07 PM PST by texasbluebell
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