In august, an attack on an egyptian military installation near rafah resulted in the deaths of 16. The war on terrorism, or war on terror, is a campaign that the united states and some of its allies started to remove terrorist groups and to punish the states that sponsor terrorism. Music is my passion like nitzsche said without music, the life would be a mistake. A newly declassified memo recovered in osama bin ladens compound reveals that al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim considered a truce with the government of mauritania. The video appears to show at least one vehicle and what appears to be a malian soldier captured in the assault. A court in the algerian capital algiers sentences local alqaeda chief abdelmalek droukdel to death in absentia for terrorism and murder. Al qaeda publishes guide for derailing trains in the us, europe.
Gspc leader abdelmalek droukdel asked aqi leader abu musab al zarqawi in fall 2004 to kidnap frenchmen in iraq. Abdelhamid abou zeid speaks in an unknown location in this still image taken from a undated file video footage obtained from sahara media on march 1, 20. French special forces have killed two terrorist chiefs in mali, the defence ministry said wednesday. An undated handout photo released on may 23, 2012 shows abdelmalek droukdel, aka abu musab abdul wadud, a leader of alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, with. He was succeeded by abdelmalek droukdel, who remains the emir of aqim. Other articles where abdelmalek droukdel is discussed. Al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim, sometimes referred to as al qaeda in the lands of the islamc maghreb aqlim, is an algerian salafijihadist organization that joined al qaeda aq in 2006. The more than 10page letter, which the ap found in a building the islamists occupied for nearly a year, is signed by droukdel, the senior commander appointed by osama bin laden to run alqaidas branch in africa. Meanwhile, abdelmalek droukdel is also sending a warning to european and african countries against any military intervention in mali.
Egyptian security services faced an evolving political, legal, and security environment in which they continued to combat terrorism and violent extremism. No, boko haram is not al qaeda in west africa reuters. Al qaeda and its affiliates in 20 linkedin slideshare. Alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim is a jihadist terrorist group based in north africa. The groups leader, abdelmalek droukdel, told the new york times last month. Abdullaah yusuf azzam, abdelmalek droukdel, osama bin laden, dokku umarov abu uthman. But al qaedaallied fighters under veteran commander abdelmalek droukdel, and rival fighters who split to declare loyalty to islamic state, are. Alqaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim counter extremism. The speech was released by the aqims alandalus foundation, aqims media arm used to publish its messages. Droukdel was born in meftah, algeria on 20 april 1970. Abdelmalek droukdel also known as abu musab abdel wadoud, the emir of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb. Jnim reportedly operates as a militant alliance with aqim at the top. To mark the tenth anniversary of the iiss manama dialogue process and to capitalise on the new light it has shed on security issues in the gulf and the wider middle east, this adelphi brings together the results of two workshops held by iiss in its middle east office in manama. The groups ideology is founded on the premise that muslims who follow secular leaders are treating these leaders as gods, and therefore, are apostates because they are disobeying the first principle in islam, the assertion that there is no deity but allah.
Turn up the volume for the best feeling of my music this is your life. Abdelmalek droukdel wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The security council has primary responsibility for the maintenance of international peace and security. Key figures in al qaedas north african branch france 24. War on terrorism simple english wikipedia, the free. It is built from the arabic words abd, aland malik. Al qaeda deputy leader ayman al zawahiri, under orders from bin laden, publicly recognized gspc as an al qaeda affiliate on september 11, 2006.
Two weeks later, the emir or commander of aqim, abdelmalek droukdel abu musab. Terrorist leader profiles and comparative behavioral analysis. Abdelmalek droukdel algerian radical leader britannica. January 2015 authors archives, video originally downloaded from isislinked. Droukdel pledged allegiance to bin laden on september 14. Muslim man blocked from playing game because his name is. Al qaeda abou zeid killed by french, chadian forces. Country reports on terrorism 2012 middle east and north. No, boko haram is not al qaeda in west africa huffpost. The leader of the organization, abdelmalek droukdel, also known as abu musab abdel wadoud, in an audio speech released on march 28, issued a strong attack on terrorist groups involved in armed confrontations in syria. Abdelmalek droukdel, emir of aqim support for the cause is generally good, with the exception of the algerian front, he said. Ansar dines branch in southern mali releases first video. Indeed, it is farfetched to believe that abdelmalek droukdel the emir of aqim in algeria would accept the transformation of his wellestablished organization into a mere branch of is. As a formal alqaeda affiliate, the group is dedicated to dismantling regional governments and implementing sharia islamic law in areas where it operates, primarily in algeria, mali, mauritania, libya, tunisia, and niger.
By paul cruickshank and tim lister, cnncnn one of al qaedas most influential figures in north africa has been killed by french and chadian forces, a u. Abu musab abdul wadoud with his flowing dark beard and penetrating eyes beneath a securely tied turban, droukdel is the bestknown face of. It is not clear what, if anything, came of the proposal. Mokhtar belmokhtar, the oneeyed islamist whose men seized dozens of hostages in a deadly attack on an algerian gas field, is a wily desert fox branded as a. Trump tweets satirical video of obama shrugging off awkward biden comments. Aqim has threatened the far enemy in countless audio and video messages.
Aqim leaders mokhtar belmokhtar and abdelmalek droukdel split. Al qaeda is the terrorist organization founded by osama bin laden in 1988. Nine dead, dozens injured in lebanon clashes over syrian conflict video arab spring benefited only israel. In 2017, abdelmalek droukdel, the emir of aqim, acknowledged in alqaida in the arabian peninsulas aqap inspire. Contentsshow early life and education droukdel was born in meftah, algeria on 20 april 1970. The group announced its merger in a video in which jnims new emir, iyad ag ghali, appeared alongside leaders from the other constituent militant groups, and pledged allegiance to aqims emir abdelmalek droukdel, aq emir ayman al zawahiri, and emir of. In june, egypt elected a president, replacing the military council that had ruled the country since february 2011. The new video purports to show dozens of abducted schoolgirls, covered in jihab and praying in arabic. It is the first public sight of the girls since more than 300 were kidnapped from a northeastern school the night of april 14 exactly four weeks ago. The killing of a senior algerian militant by special forces soon after he slipped into tunisia has raised concern that al qaeda is trying to regroup in the north african state as rival islamic. Associated press text, photo, graphic, audio andor video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in. Abdelmalek droukdel, the leader of al qaeda in the islamic maghreb aqim anticipated that the major western powers would never allow an islamic state founded upon salafist ideology on europes.
Treasury, droukdel has encouraged other jihadist groups to join alqaeda. What may happen instead is the outbreak of a war between aqim members and those of the is for monopoly over jihad in algeria. Alqaida group confirms deaths of abou zeid and another. Al qaeda trying to regroup in tunisia after islamic state. Jihadists grievance narratives against france jstor. Officials in paris then declared war on aqim, prompting the movements leader, abdelmalek droukdel, to issue a spate of increasingly belligerent threats. The name means servant of the king, in the christian instance king meaning king of kings as in jesus christ and in islam, almalik being one of the names of god in the quran, which give rise to the muslim. Qaeda in africa kills french hostage,says it s revenge. Algeria alqaeda chief droukdel sentenced in absentia. Department of the treasury today designated abdelmalek droukdel droukdel, the leader or emir of al qaida in the. Key jihadist linked to french journalists murders killed. Jihadists grievance narratives against france icct. Ap style writing visual storytelling journalism by. When you see the level of organization involved in aqims sept.
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