According to several specialized sites, Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI) has appointed one of its militants to replace Abdelmalek Droukdel, killed last June during a French military operation in northern Mali, with American help. The new leader is called Abu Oubéïda Youssef. The appointment of the new emir of AQMI, Abu 0beïda Youssef Al-Annabi, was announced in a video, put online by the propaganda organ of the terrorist group. Like his predecessor, Abu 0beïda Youssef Al-Annabi, of his real name Mubarak Yezid, is Algerian. She was kidnapped in 2016 in Timbuktu, northern Mali.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 23, 2020 12:11 UTC