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Mokhtar Belmokhtar (/ ˈ m ɒ k t ɑːr b ɛ l ˈ m ɒ k t ɑːr /; [1] Arabic: مختار بلمختار; [2] [name 1] 1 June 1972 [3] – November 2016), also known as Khalid Abu al-Abbas, The One-Eyed, Nelson, and The Uncatchable, [4] was an Algerian leader of the group Al-Murabitoun, former military commander of Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb, smuggler and weapons dealer. [5]
It's unknown whether he was killed by French airstrikes or by Chadian ground forces, as the information was neither confirmed nor denied by the French Government. [8] On March 1, the Chadian army claimed to have killed Mokhtar Belmokhtar. According to a government statement, Mokhtar along with several other extremists were killed, and weapons ...
The In Amenas hostage crisis began on 16 January 2013, when al-Qaeda-linked terrorists affiliated with a brigade led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar took expat hostages at the Tigantourine gas facility near In Amenas, Algeria. [4] One of Belmokhtar's senior lieutenants, Abdul al Nigeri, led the attack [5] and was among the terrorists killed. [6]
Algeria's Ennahar TV reported that Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a founding member of AQIM, was probably killed during the battle. [22] A previous death toll of 20 was later revised by doctors who added the number of dead found in the Niger River and the wounded who succumbed to their injuries. [23]
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]
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar Omar Ould Hamaha: Strength; Two brigades 60 pickups: Unknown: Casualties and losses; 9 wounded 1 pickup destroyed (according to the MNLA) 13–20 killed 17–70 wounded 3 pick-up trucks destroyed (according to the MNLA)
After two hours of allegedly battling the brigade of the "Signatories by the Blood" led by Mokhtar belMokhtar, the group was defeated leaving at least 17 dead, including five MNLA fighters and around twelve jihadists. Abou Haq Younousse the brigades leader was said to be among those killed [1] [2]