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{{Infobox
| native_name = عبد المالك دروكدال
| name = '''Abdelmalek Droukdel'''▼
| native_name_lang = ar
| birth_date = {{birth date|1970|4|20|df=y}}▼
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| branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of al-Qaeda.svg}} [[Armed Islamic Group of Algeria|
| image = Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud.png▼
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| successor = [[Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi]]
| predecessor = ''Position created''
▲|branch = {{flagicon image|Flag of al-Qaeda.svg|size=23px}} GSPC <small>(1996–06)</small> <br> {{flagicon image|ShababFlag.svg|size=23px}} [[al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb|AQIM]] <br> <small>(2007–20)</small>
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| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|6|3|1970|4|20|df=yes}}
[[Algerian Civil War]]▼
| birth_place = [[Meftah (town)|Meftah]], [[Algeria]]
[[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]▼
▲*'''[[Algerian Civil War]]'''
*[[Operation Juniper Shield]]▼
▲*'''[[Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)|Insurgency in the Maghreb]]'''
▲**[[Operation Juniper Shield]]
***[[Battle of Talahandak]]{{KIA}}
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'''Abdelmalek Droukdel''' ({{lang-ar|عبد المالك
==Early life and education==
Droukdel was born in [[Meftah (town)|Meftah]], [[Algeria]], on 20 April 1970.<ref name="Interview with Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, Commander of the Algerian Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat (GSPC)">[http://www.globalterroralert.com/pdf/1205/gspc1205.pdf Interview with Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud, Commander of the Algerian Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat (GSPC)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051221184546/http://www.globalterroralert.com/pdf/1205/gspc1205.pdf |date=21 December 2005 }} Global Terror Alert, 26 September 2005.</ref> He earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from the [[University of Blida]] before joining the insurgency in 1996.<ref name="Ragtag Insurgency Gains a Lifeline From Al Qaeda">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/01/world/africa/01algeria.html |title=Ragtag Insurgency Gains a Lifeline From Al Qaeda |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=1 July 2008}}</ref><ref name=Atwan2008>{{cite book|author=Abdel Bari Atwan|title=The Secret History of Al Qaeda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1jjLvDE5Fy8C&pg=PA232|year=2008|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-25561-6|pages=232}}</ref>
==Afghan War, Algerian Civil War and the
Droukdel returned to Algeria after fighting in [[Afghan Civil War (
==Emir of AQIM==
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Under Droukdel's leadership the GSPC sought to develop itself from a largely domestic entity into a larger player on the international terror stage. As the new''' '''leader of the GSPC, Droukdel reorganized the group, and continued targeting civilians. He was, however, unable to quell the rumblings between factions. In September 2006, it was announced that the GSPC had joined forces with [[al-Qaeda]] and in January 2007, the group officially changed its name to the "Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb."<ref name="Salafist Group for Call and Combat Announces its New Name as al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb">[http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications247007&Category=publications&Subcategory=0 Salafist Group for Call and Combat Announces its New Name as al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[SITE Institute]], 26 January 2007</ref> Droukdel played a significant role in this merger.<ref name=jacinto/> However, the local leaders of the organization such as Droukdel began to pursue much more independent activities and were distanced from al-Qaeda in the last quarter of 2012.<ref name=business9113>{{cite news|last=Johny|first=Stanly|title=Waiting for a deluge|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/waiting-fordeluge/498174/|access-date=20 January 2013|newspaper=Business Standard|date=9 January 2013|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
Droukdel ousted [[Mokhtar Belmokhtar]] from the organization in late 2012 for Belmokhtar's "fractious behaviour".<ref name=morgan>{{cite news|last=Morgan|first=Andy|title='Mr Marlboro' lands a seismic blow|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/mr-marlboro-lands-a-seismic-blow-8458855.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121161143/http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/mr-marlboro-lands-a-seismic-blow-8458855.html |archive-date=2013-01-21 |url-access=limited |url-status=live|access-date=20 January 2013|newspaper=The Independent|date=20 January 2013}}</ref> Journalists discovered a document attributed to Droukdel and dated 20 July 2012 in [[Timbuktu]] that criticized militants for implementing Islamic law too quickly in Mali.<ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/specials/interactives/_international/_pdfs/al-qaida-manifesto.pdf MALI-AL-QAIDA'S SAHARA PLAYBOOK - Associated Press]</ref> He believed the destruction of shrines would provoke Western governments to intervene in Mali.<ref name="bbc20130226">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21587055 | title=Mali Islamists warned about Sharia in al-Qaeda 'manifesto' | work=BBC News | date=2013-02-26 | access-date=26 February 2013 | author=Doyle, Mark}}</ref>
==Designation==
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==Death==
The French government said on 5 June 2020 that Droukdel, and members of his inner circle, had been killed by French special forces during the [[Battle of Talahandak]], north of Mali two days earlier.<ref>{{cite web|title= Al-Qaeda chief in north Africa Abdelmalek Droukdel killed - France| url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-52943692| date= 5 June 2020| website= [[BBC News Online]]| access-date= 6 June 2020}}
==References==
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[[Category:People of the 2010–2012 Algerian protests]]
[[Category:Leaders of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]]
[[Category:Leaders of Islamic terror groups]]
[[Category:People from Meftah]]
[[Category:Salafi jihadists]]
[[Category:21st-century Algerian people]]
[[Category:People of the Mali War]]
[[Category:People killed in French intelligence operations]]
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