• Abdelmalek Droukdel (Arabic: عبد المالك دروكدال; 20 April 1970 – 3 June 2020), also known by his alias as Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (Arabic: أبو مصعب عبد...
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    and Combat (GSPC). In November 2020, he was named emir, replacing Abdelmalek Droukdel who was killed during a French special operation during the Battle...
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    on 3 June 2020 during the Mali War. It resulted in the death of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). On 1 June...
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    officer Abdulmalik Dehamshe (born 1943), Arab-Israeli politician Abdelmalek Droukdel (1970–2020), Algerian al-Qaeda leader Abdul Malik Pahlawan, Afghan...
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  • Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar and Abdelmalek Droukdel was the predecessor of many of these groups as AQIM had been active...
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    of Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). French and American intelligence sources had identified Droukdel's presence...
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    their allegiance to al-Qaeda Emir Ayman al-Zawahiri, AQIM's Emir, Abdelmalek Droukdel, and Taliban Emir, Hibatullah Akhundzada. They also praised killed...
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    Bordj Bou Arreridj raion. The operation is ongoing. Top militant Abdelmalek Droukdel could be surrounded with other militants, a military spokesman said...
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  • (5 June 2020). "France says its army killed al Qaeda North Africa chief Droukdel". Reuters. Retrieved 27 December 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple...
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    before fleeing. June 3 – The French army and local partners killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of AQIM, along with some of his associates during an...
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    al-Zarqawi since the overthrow of Saddam's regime in April 2003. Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC)...
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    February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. "Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa Abdelmalek Droukdel killed – France". BBC News Online. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June...
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    had supplied the intelligence to COS, in their operation to kill Abdelmalek Droukdel. The DGSE has been referenced in the following media: James Bond...
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  • dubbed Katiba el-Arkam, and was considered a close lieutenant of Abdelmalek Droukdel. Gouri was sentenced to death in absentia by an Algerian court for...
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  • February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013. "Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa Abdelmalek Droukdel killed – France". BBC News Online. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 6 June...
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    Jihad". Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Kabylie Mountains, Algeria Abdelmalek Droukdel 800–1,000+ 200+ AQIM is a Sunnī Islamist and militant terrorist organization...
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    1990s Civil War. Abdelmalek Gouri (who would later lead Jund al-Khilafah) was formerly the "right-hand man" of Abdelmalek Droukdel, who was the leader...
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  • to indicate a split in the group. On 3 December 2015, AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel announced in an audio statement that Al-Mourabitoun had joined his...
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    الإسلامي The black flag variant used by AQIM[citation needed] Leaders Abdelmalek Droukdel † (2007–2020) Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi (2020–present) Dates...
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    Minister Florence Parly confirmed Koufa's death shortly afterward. Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, stated on December...
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  • Ibrahim al-Asiri Hamza bin Laden Sari Shihab Asim Umar Qasim al-Raymi Abdelmalek Droukdel Khalid al-Aruri Abdullah Ahmed Abdullah Abu Muhsin al-Masri Captured...
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    Andrej Babiš Fredrik Reinfeldt Stefan Löfven Magdalena Andersson Abdelmalek Droukdel † Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi Mokhtar Belmokhtar † Tiyib Ould Sidi...
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  • June 2015. In March 2020, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader Abdelmalek Droukdel announced Ben Hassine's death but did not say when he died. In its...
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    gained him standing with the emir Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (a.k.a. Abdelmalek Droukdel). He was appointed as a commander of his own brigade of AQIM. Belmokhtar's...
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    forces killed the head of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abdelmalek Droukdel on June 5, 2020, near Tessalit. While France is concentrating its...
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  • al-Qaeda hideout near the Algerian border, killing the AQIM leader Abdelmalek Droukdel. Mali War July 2020 Armenian-Azerbaijani clashes 12–16 July 2020...
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    explosives. During his time in AQIM, Kheirou criticized the leadership of Abdelmalek Droukdel and accused the group of being dominated by Algerians and an inequitable...
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    professional footballer Noureddine Drioueche - professional footballer Abdelmalek Droukdel - Islamic militant Yahia Boushaki (Shahid) - militant and shahid...
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  • was appointed by Abdelmalek Droukdel as the head of central zone of AQIM's operating space. The following year, following the Droukdel's oath of allegiance...
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  • special forces carried out a raid in Mali's Kidal Region which killed Abdelmalek Droukdel, the leader of AQIM, along with 3 other terrorists and capturing...
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