Abdelmalek Droukdel: Difference between revisions

'''Abdelmalek Droukdel''' ({{lang-ar|عبد المالك درودكال}}; 20 April 1970 – 3 June 2020<ref name= "Guardian 2020">{{cite news|title= French forces kill al-Qaida's north Africa chief in Mali| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/05/french-forces-kill-al-qaidas-north-africa-chief-in-mali| date= 5 June 2020| work= [[The Guardian]]| accessdate= 6 June 2020}}</ref>), also known by his [[nom de guerre]] as '''Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud''' ({{lang|ar|أبو مصعب عبد الودود}}), was the emir, or leader, of the Algerian [[Islamic militant]] group [[Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]] (AQIM), formerly the [[Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat]] (GSPC). He was killed during a French special operation during the [[Battle of Talahandak]].

The French government said on 5 June 2020 that Droukdel, and members of his inner circle, had been killed by itsFrench special forces induring anthe [[Battle of Talahandak (2020)|operation]] in the, 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]]| accessdate= 6 June 2020}} </ref> AQIM confirmed Droukdel's death two weeks later.<ref>https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2020/06/aqim-confirms-leaders-death.php</ref>