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Laith Khalil or Laith Khalil Dahham

From the news reports:

The relatives said the students were drawn to the teaching and sermons of Laith Khalil, 35, a preacher at the mosque who, in recent weeks, had called for resistance to drive out U.S. forces occupying the country.

WP 02 Jul 2003

Anwar Sayid, who attends the mosque, said Khalil hadn't been inciting violence. "The imam wasn't speaking of jihad; the jihad was already here," Sayid said.

KR 01 Jul 2003

Age 35
Sex Male
Occupation Cleric, Sunni
Nationality Iraqi
Marital status Unrecorded
Parental status Unrecorded

Recorded in IBC incident x105

Location: Al-Hassan mosque complex, Falluja

Date: 30 June 2003