Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Mokhtar Belmokhtar (born June 1, 1972 or 1978 in Ghardaia , Algeria as Mukhtar bin Mohammed Balmukhtar ), also known as Khalid Abu Al-Abbas and under the names Al-Awar (German: "The one-eyed") and Mr Marlboro , is a Algerian war veteran from the Soviet Afghan war and a legally convicted terrorist. In mid-June 2015, the Libyan interim government announced the death of Belmokhtar in an official statement, which, however , is denied by the terrorist organization al-Qaeda .
Career as a terrorist
At the age of 19, Belmokhtar was a radical Islamic fighter in Afghanistan . In 1993 he returned to Algeria and fought alongside insurgent Islamists against the Algerian armed forces. There he rose quickly in the hierarchy of Islamists and repeatedly joined new groups that operate in the border areas between southern Algeria, Mali, Chad, Niger and Mauritania.
Belmokhtar was considered one of the leading figures of the al-Qaeda organization in the Maghreb (French: Organization al-Qaïda au Maghreb Islamique (AQMI)) and was sentenced to death by an Algerian court in absentia for terrorism in January 2012. Belmokhtar now runs his own Islamist organization, the Muwaqiun bi-l dam (loosely translated: "Those who sign with the blood"), a subgroup of the Katibat al-Mouthalimin Brigades (loosely translated: "Brigade of those who wear the veil"). She is one of several groups led by Belmokhtar. His terrorist group confessed to taking In Aménas hostage on January 16, 2013.
Belmokhtar financed its terrorist activities with kidnappings, arms theft and arms trafficking. He got the name Mr. Marlboro in the course of his activities in the cigarette smuggling. Al-Jazeera called him Emir Mokhtar Ben Mokhtar (MBM). On a photo it is with the Sandzak Sherif , Schesch the Tuareg , green field jacket and a Kalashnikov AK-74 displayed. The Diplomatic Security Service (DSS) offered a bounty of up to $ 5 million for clues leading to the location of Belmokhtar through its Operation Rewards for Justice (RFJ). According to Spiegel Online , the amount is said to be $ 23 million.
Web links
- Mokhtar Belmokhtar - Fish in the Sea of Sand FAZ Online, January 17, 2013
- Detailed video explaining the situation in the Le Monde region Online, in French, January 18, 2013
- More gangsters than jihadists , NZZ, January 19, 2013, p. 3
Individual evidence
- ↑ Interview of Nouakchott News with Khalid Abu Al-Abbas Amir of the Al-Mulathimun brigade from the Qaedat Al-Jihad in the Islamic Maghreb. In: Jihadology , ( PDF , English; 102 kB).
- ^ Mr Marlboro 'militant named as hostage attack kingpin. In: ITV , January 28, 2013 (English).
- ↑ US attack on Ajdabiya: Libya reports death of one-eyed jihadist. In: Spiegel Online . June 15, 2015, accessed December 27, 2015 .
- ↑ Al-Qaeda terror network: Jihadist leader Belmokhtar is alive ; Spiegel Online, published and accessed June 19, 2015
- ↑ Mokhtar Belmokhtar - The one-eyed godfather of the Sahara. In: The world .
- ^ Algeria demands death sentence for top Qaeda boss. In: AFP via Google , January 22, 2012 (English).
- ^ Profiles: Mokhtar Belmokhtar. In: BBC News , March 3, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Christoph Sydow: In the power of the one-eyed jihadist. In: Spiegel Online , January 16, 2013.
- ↑ eyed prince of terror Belmoktar is dead. In: T-Online , March 3, 2013.
- ↑ Jeremy Keenan: The heart of al-Qaeda in the Sahel. In: Al Jazeera , August 29, 2010 (English).
- ↑ photo. In: Spiegel Online .
- ↑ Rewards for Justice (RFJ) ( Memento December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Diplomatic Security Service (DSS), June 4, 2013.
- ↑ Hunt for extremists: USA offers $ 23 million bounty for African Islamists In: Spiegel Online , June 4, 2013.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Belmokhtar, Mokhtar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lawar (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Algerian terrorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 1, 1972 or 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ghardaia , Algeria |