{{Short description|Iraqi fighter (born 1978)}} {{Infobox military person | name = Um Hanadi | native_name = | native_name_lang = ar | image = | image_size = | alt = | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1978}} | birth_place = | nickname = Um Hanadi | birth_name = Wahida Mohamed al-Jumaily | allegiance = {{IRQ}} | branch = Popular Mobilization Forces | service_years = | rank = Iraqi military commander | service_number = <!--Do not use data from primary sources such as service records.--> | unit = | battles = | spouse = | website = }}
'''Wahida Mohamed al-Jumaily''' (born 1978), better known as '''Um Hanadi''', is an Iraqi fighter and commander of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) who fought against Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Al-Shirqat District. She is the only female commander in the PMF and leads her own unit in the district. She lost two husbands to ISIL and is known for her brutality against ISIL fighters.<ref name="cnn._Hous">{{Cite web| title = Housewife who 'cooked heads' of ISIS fighters| last1 = Wedeman | first1 = Ben| work = CNN| date = 29 September 2016| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://www.cnn.com/2016/09/28/middleeast/iraq-housewife-fights-isis/index.html}}</ref><ref name="hsto_Behi">{{Cite web| title = Behind the Scenes with Controversial Female Militia Commander Hunting ISIS Fighters| author = | work = Homeland Security Today| date = 2018-06-14| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://www.hstoday.us/subject-matter-areas/counterterrorism/behind-the-scenes-with-controversial-female-militia-commander-hunting-isis-fighters/}}</ref> She was feature in the documentary ''Mosul'' directed by Dan Gabriel.<ref name="lati_Revi">{{Cite web| title = Review: Documentary views 'Mosul' through the eyes of an Iraqi journalist| author = Rechtshaffen, Michael| work = Los Angeles Times| date = 2019-04-25| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-mini-mosul-review-20190425-story.html}}</ref>
==Career== Hanadi is from Tikrit and is Sunni, but serves in a Shia militia.<ref name="huff_AGli">{{Cite web| title = A Glimpse Of Hope From Iraq| author = Salbi, Zainab| work = HuffPost| date = 2016-12-09| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://www.huffpost.com/entry/iraq-zainab-salbi_b_58486dc6e4b0f9723cffe9a3}}</ref> She has been fighting terrorism since 2004 and attracted the attention of ISIL. Three of her brothers, her father, and both her first and second husband were killed by ISIL. She claimed she was "at the top of their most wanted list" and has had multiple car bomb assassination attempts on her on life. Hanadi operated an 70 to 80 man unit in the Al-Shirqat District and played a vital role in driving ISIL out of the district.<ref name="cnn._Hous"/><ref name="alja_ISIL">{{Cite web| title = ISIL: An Eye for an Eye in Iraq| author = | work = aljazeera.com| date = 2018-06-14| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2018/06/isil-eye-eye-iraq-180613071528506.html}}</ref>
She is known for her brutality against ISIL and has been accused of cooking the heads of ISIL fighters.<ref name="spoo_This">{{Cite web| title = This Iraqi Woman Claims to Have Cooked the Heads of ISIS Members| author = Nickens, Lexi| work = Spoon University| date = 2016-09-28| access-date = 6 August 2020| url = https://spoonuniversity.com/lifestyle/um-hanadi-claims-to-have-cooked-the-heads-of-isis-members-to-fight-terrorism}}</ref> She was claimed to have said "I fought them. I beheaded them. I cooked their heads, I burned their bodies".<ref name="cnn._Hous"/> When she was later featured in the 2019 documentary ''Mosul'', she denied cooking the head of dead ISIL fighters saying it was a rumor spread about her, but admitted to desecrating and photographing their corpses to show the deceased fighters' family members.
==See also == {{portal|Iraq|Biography}} * Abu Azrael
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
{{Popular Mobilization Forces}}
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