Abdelmalouk Droukdal, AQIM Leader, July 1, 2008

Author
Abdelmalek Droukdel
Name of Author
Abdelmalouk Droukdal
Body

“Today, we receive a lot of requests from some Muslims who want to do martyrdom operations. In Mauritania, Morocco and Tunisia we see Muslim youths who support our matter, they are ready to sacrifice themselves and their money for the sake of supporting Islam. We consider this as one of our greatest achievements.”“An Interview With Abdelmalek Droukdal,” New York Times, July 1, 2008, http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/world/africa/01transcript-droukdal.html.

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

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