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Abu Khattab, known by the nom de guerre of Abu Khattab al-Kurdi (died 17 November 2014), was one of the top commanders  of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant from Iraqi Kurdish origin. He was helping ISIL with other senior and assault commanders in the battle of siege of Kobani. He was originally from the town of Halabja, in Iraqi Kurdistan near the Iranian border.

Abu Khattab was one of the commander of Kobani assault, a Kurdish stronghold on the Turkish border that was put under siege by ISIL in 2014. According to the officials, Kurds are fighting alongside ISIL and were providing key intelligence about local terrain and sharing their knowledge of the language. Although the ISIL troops were able to repel Kurdish forces, the United States and their allies launched drone strikes against ISIL fighting positions, vehicles, and oil refineries near Kobani to help the Kurds defend the town.

Death
On 17 November 2014, Abu Khattab was killed in an ambush set up by Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) fighters in the town of Tell Bakr along with 28 other militants, including two senior commanders Abu Ali al-Askari and Abu Mohammed al-Masri. By 15 March, the siege of Kobani was over, leaving 741 Kurdish and 3,945+ ISIL militants dead.

On March 23 in a 24-minute-long video released by ISIL bearing the logo of the group's media wing, Al Hayat the death of Abu Khattab was confirmed by ISIL. Abu Khattab al-Kurdi is shown in the footage together with his young son.