NEFA Foundation: The Impact of the Zarqawi Legacy in North Africa

By Evan Kohlmann

The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated video footage of a recent Al-Qaida suicide bombing in eastern Algeria targeting a local military barracks in the town of Dellys. The footage includes the "martyrdom" will of the bomber (a young teenager who nicknamed himself "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi al-Asimi"), scenes from his education at the Abu Ibrahim Mustafa terrorist training camp in North Africa, and the actual execution of the attack itself. During his final will, "Abu Musab" called upon Muslim youths to "follow the path of jihad and martyrdom" and to "purify" Algeria "with jihad, with bullets, and with martyrdom operations... This is just the beginning of our martyrdom operations... Allah willing, you should expect dark and difficult times ahead."

After watching the video, those with further interest may also want to read this document, which is referenced therein: Transcript of May 2007 Video of AQIM Commander Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud: "Where Are Those Who Are Committed to Die?"

[See also: NEFA Report - "Two Decades of Jihad in Algeria: the GIA, the GSPC, and Al-Qaida."]

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