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Abd al-Rahman Mustafa al-Qaduli (Arabic: عبد الرحمن مصطفى القادولي‎), alternatively known as Abu Ala al-Afri (أبو علاء العفري), was the Deputy leader of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. It is believed he ascended to this position following unconfirmed reports of current leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi being severely injured by an airstrike, leaving him unable to retain direct leadership of the group. On May 14, 2014, Abu Ala al-Afri was listed as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist by the U.S Treasury Department. On May 5, 2015, the U.S. State Department announced a reward of up to US$7 million for information leading to al-Afri's capture or death. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense reported that Abu Ala al-Afri had been killed in a US-led coalition airstrike in Tel Afar, on May 12, 2015, along with dozens of other ISIL militants that were present. U.S. spokesmen were unable to corroborate the reports, with some unnamed officials expressing skepticism of the Iraqi claims.