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Malian Army Eliminates Senior Terrorist Linked to September 11, 2001 Attacks
Malian Army Eliminates Senior Terrorist Linked to September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Malian Army Eliminates Senior Terrorist Linked to September 11, 2001 Attacks 29.06.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Malian Army Eliminates Senior Terrorist Linked to September 11, 2001 AttacksA leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara* (ISGS) terrorist group and his bodyguard were neutralized during a clash with the army in north-eastern Mali."Intelligence data made it possible to surprise the terrorist while he had gathered and pressured local populations for a forced awareness campaign," the armed forces said in a statement.Who was the terrorist?Identity: According to local media, the man killed was Imad Eddin Barakat, alias Abou Dahdah, a Spanish national born in Syria.Background: Convicted in Spain for involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks and ties to Al-Qaeda*. Sentenced to 27 years in prison, reduced to 12 years.Role in ISGS: Served as an ideologue and expert in suicide bombings and IEDs. Connected to the recent Banibango attack in Niger.Mission in the region: To indoctrinate and radicalize local populations in order to expand the terrorist group’s ranks, according to the head of a pro-government group.*Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other states
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Malian Army Eliminates Senior Terrorist Linked to September 11, 2001 Attacks
A leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara* (ISGS) terrorist group and his bodyguard were neutralized during a clash with the army in north-eastern Mali.
"Intelligence data made it possible to surprise the terrorist while he had gathered and pressured local populations for a forced awareness campaign," the armed forces said in a statement.
Identity: According to local media, the man killed was Imad Eddin Barakat, alias Abou Dahdah, a Spanish national born in Syria.
Background: Convicted in Spain for involvement in the September 11, 2001 attacks and ties to Al-Qaeda*. Sentenced to 27 years in prison, reduced to 12 years.
Role in ISGS: Served as an ideologue and expert in suicide bombings and IEDs. Connected to the recent Banibango attack in Niger.
Mission in the region: To indoctrinate and radicalize local populations in order to expand the terrorist group’s ranks, according to the head of a pro-government group.
*Terrorist organizations banned in Russia and many other states
