Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl)

New statement from the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ'ab 'Abd al-Wadūd ['Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl]: "In Support of the Intifāḍah of our People in Tunisia"

Posted on January 7, 2011June 7, 2020 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE: Click here for an English language translation of the below message.
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NOTE: It should be noted that AQIM has nothing to do with the uprisings in Tunisia. They are trying to take advantage of the situation and attach themselves to the cause in a very cynical manner. One should therefore be weary of their reason for supporting this uprising.
For more background to the citizen uprising in Tunisia one should check out the following coverage, articles, and twitter accounts:
Brian Whitaker at al-Bab.
Foreign Policy’s Middle East Channel (Unfortunately, they do not have a specific Tunisia tag so you might have to search around a bit).
al-Jazeera maps the protests.
Global Voices coverage.
Kal at the Moor Next Door: Here and here.
Follow on Twitter: Nawaat, Weddady, jilliancyork, themoornextdoor, and ibnkafka among others. As well as the hashtag #sidibouzid
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Statement from the Amīr of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd [‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl]- “In Support of the Intifada of our People in Tunisia”
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New audio message from the Emir of al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghreb Abū Muṣ'ab 'Abd al-Wadūd: "Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With Bin Lāden Himself"

Posted on November 18, 2010 by Aaron Y. Zelin

UPDATE 3: The Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated the below audio message into English.

Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd- “Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With Bin Lāden Himself”
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UPDATE 2: Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd’s audio message has been officially released to the forums.

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UPDATE: Here is the key quote from the below audio translated:

If you don’t stop intervening in our affairs and the oppression of Muslim people, and if you want peace for your citizens that we hold hostage, you must withdraw your forces from Afghanistan as soon possible according to a set timetable that you will announce publicly.

This is almost word for word what Usāmah Bin Lāden said in the below referenced audio:

Is it fair that you intervene in the affairs of Muslims, especially in North and West Africa, support your agents against us, and take a lot of our wealth in suspicious deals, while our people suffer various forms of poverty and despair?
The way for preserving the security of your is to remove all your injustice and its effects off our people and most importantly, withdrawal of your forces from Bush’s wicked war in Afghanistan.

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NOTE: The below audio was released through al-Jazeera Arabic TV. On October 27, Usāmah Bin Lāden released an audio message titled “A Letter for the People of France.”
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Click the below link to play the audio:
‘Abd Al-Wadoud- Any Negotiations For French Hostages Must Be Conducted With OBL

Audio message from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib’s Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl): “On the Failed France Operation”

Posted on July 31, 2010June 7, 2020 by Aaron Y. Zelin

Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl) — On the Failed France Operation

Video message from al-Qā’idah in the Islamic Maghrib’s Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl): “We Don’t Surrender…We Win or We Die”

Posted on July 29, 2010June 7, 2020 by Aaron Y. Zelin

NOTE: Flashpoint Partners released a transcript of Abū Muṣ’ab ‘Abd al-Wadūd’s (‘Abd al-Malik Drūkdīl) most recent audio message titled: “We Don’t Surrender…We Win or We Die.” Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire transcript:

On July 29, 2010, an audiotape featuring Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) commander Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud was released titled, “We Don’t Surrender…We Win or We Die.” In the tape, Abdel Wadoud argued that “calls to recede and surrender are proof and a confession from the enemy that the military solution has failed, as the apostates have realized that defeating the mujahideen militarily is highly impossible…the sword destroyed the arrogance of those murdering criminals who shed much of the Muslim blood. And we praise Allah because the rains of bullets and the infiltrations of the intended-martyrs and the detonation of explosive devices shattered their hegemony and brought humiliation upon them.” He then vowed: “We do not surrender. We win or we die. We do not surrender. We win or we die. First you have to fight our Jihadist generation and our men who are spread in the mountains and the valleys, in the cities and the deserts…” The U.S. Treasury Department has noted that in 2006 Abdel Wadoud “stated that he had consulted with…Ayman al-Zawahiri regarding AQIM’s upcoming plans and missions in Algeria and the Maghreb countries.”

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