Al-Mourabitoun (militant group)
2013–2017 Former African militant jihadist organization / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Al-Mourabitoun (Arabic: المرابطون, romanized: al-Murābiṭūn, lit. 'The Sentinels') was an African militant jihadist organization formed by a merger between Ahmed Ould Amer, a.k.a. Ahmed al-Tilemsi's Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa and Mokhtar Belmokhtar's Al-Mulathameen.[6] On 4 December 2015, it joined Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).[7] The group sought to implement Sharia law in Mali, Algeria, southwestern Libya, and Niger.[8]
al-Mourabitoun | |
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المرابطون | |
Leaders | Abubakr al-Masri †[1] Mokhtar Belmokhtar †[2][3] Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi †[4] |
Dates of operation | August 2013 (2013-08) – 2 March 2017 |
Active regions | Algeria Burkina Faso Ivory Coast Libya Mali Niger |
Ideology | Salafist jihadism |
Size | Under 100 (May 2014, French claim)[1] |
Part of | Al-Qaeda Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin[5] |
Opponents | |
Battles and wars | Northern Mali conflict In Amenas hostage crisis March 2015 Bamako shooting 2015 Bamako hotel attack 2016 Ouagadougou attacks 2016 Grand-Bassam shootings 2017 Gao bombing |
Preceded by Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (until 2013) Al-Mulathameen (The Masked Men Brigade) |
On 2 March 2017, al-Mourabitoun's cells in Mali, along with those of Ansar Dine, Macina Liberation Front and the Saharan branch of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb merged into Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin,[5] the official branch of Al-Qaeda in Mali, after its leaders swore allegiance to Ayman al-Zawahiri.[9][10]