Az-Zallaqa Foundation (Arabic : مؤسسة الزلاقة , romanized : Muʼassasat al-Zalāqah Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin .
History
Az-Zallaqa was established in 2017, first documenting attacks by JNIM militants in Mali against a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Super Camp at Timbuktu Military Airport with mortars known as the 2017 Timbuktu attack .[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's media outlet, Al-Andalus Foundation, using an Al-Qaeda affiliated dissemination organization, Al-Ezza.[ 4]
The foundation has made many video releases, equating themselves to other Al-Qaeda media outlets like As-Sahab and Al-Malahem Media .[ 5]
On August 2024, Az-Zallaqa made a video announcement about the kidnapping of two Russian nationals in Niger, one of them being a geologist who worked for a Russian company.[ 6]
References
^ Khan, Veryan (2017-05-22). "(Video) az-Zallaqa Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM / GSIM) : Targeting MINUSMA Super Camp at Timbuktu Military Airport with Mortars, Mali - 22 May 2017" . TRAC . Retrieved 2024-11-20 . ^ Webber, Lucas (2021-08-11). "Al-Qaeda Media: JNIM's Leader Celebrates Jihadi Successes in Afghanistan and the Sahel, Calls for Violence Against America, France, Israel, and Russia" . www.sinosecurity.org . Retrieved 2024-11-20 . ^ Samuel, Malik (2024-04-25). "Les violences entre factions de Boko Haram inquiètent l'État islamique" [Boko Haram factional violence worries Islamic State]. Institute for Security Studies . Retrieved 2024-11-20 . ^ Read, Jamie (2018-12-21). "Al Qaeda kidnapping video: France is to blame?" . SOFREP . Retrieved 2024-11-20 . ^ Weiss, Caleb (2018-10-02). "JNIM portrays its fight as part of Al Qaeda's global jihad" . FDD's Long War Journal . Retrieved 2024-11-20 . ^ "Al-Qaida Affiliate Says it Has 2 Russian Hostages in Niger, Shows Video" . Voice of America . Retrieved 2024-11-20 .
