[texasbluebell]

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?

[lahargis]

I think you're close. I found the following at Wiki:

Maghribi names are quite distinctive due to heavy Berber (Tamazigh) influences.

[Oorang]

Thanks to both of you for helping to clarify the "al-Maghribi" name. I appreciate your efforts.