Mithal al Hasnawi: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Sheikh Mithal al Hasnawi (last name also transliterated as Hafnawy) was a representative of radical cleric Moqtada al Sadr in Karbala, Iraq, before being captured by US and Iraqi National Guard troops in a joint operation on July 31, 2004. His brother was also captured in the raid.