nom de guerre #2
アメリカ社会に衝撃を与えたシリアでの「アメリカ人」による自爆テロ。容疑者の氏名が明らかにされました。
American Suicide Bomber in Syria Is Identified
An American who blew himself up in a suicide attack in Syria on Sunday has been identified by law enforcement officials as Moner Mohammad Abusalha, a man who grew up in Florida and traveled to Syria late last year.
The officials said they believed that Mr. Abusalha, who joined a militant group and adopted the nom de guerre Abu Huraira al-Amriki, used a large truck in helping to carry out the bombing in the northern province of Idlib, where he had traveled after spending two months in a training camp of the militant group Al Nusra Front in Aleppo. The officials said they thought it was the first time an American had been involved in a suicide attack in Syria.
American law enforcement and intelligence agencies made the identification without examining any remains. The size of the blast, which was shown on a video clip posted online by Al Nusra, has led the authorities to believe that there is little, if anything, left of the body.
nom de guerreはフランス語でname of warを意味し，「仮名、偽名」という意味でしたね。（cf. nom de plume）
