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| German jihadi killed in Waziristan |
| 2011-01-22 |
| In the fall of 2009, Bekkay Harrach, an extremist from Bonn, threatened on behalf of al-Qaida to launch terrorist attacks in Germany. It now appears that he has been killed in Afghanistan. The terror group IMU announced his death this week. A well-known jihadist of German-Moroccan origin raised in the city of Bonn is believed to have been killed in fighting in Afghanistan. Bekkay Harrach, also known by his nom de guerre In the fall of 2009, Harrach alarmed security officials in Germany when, in a video message made in al-Qaida's name, he claimed there would be terror strikes, "bitter consequences" and a "grim awakening" in Germany if September general elections that year didn't result in the withdrawal of German troops from Afghanistan. The message released this week states that Harrach died near the city of Bagram during a joint military operation that had been conducted by IMU, al-Qaida and the Pakistani Taliban (TTP). The group said Harrach had led the mission and that videos of the fighting would soon be released. After posting his video threat on the Internet in the autumn of 2009, Harrach became one of the most prominent German jihadists known to be in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region. Dozens of jihadists from Germany are believed to have traveled to the region to join the fight against Western troops stationed in Afghanistan. But Harrach was the only one believed to actually have been a member of al-Qaida. At the time of his 2009 terror warnings, intelligence officials in Germany said they believed he had reached the The IMU message announcing Harrach's death appears to be a circular letter that has been signed by jihadist Mounir C., also known as Abu Adam, who also hails from Bonn. The group posted the message on Tuesday on a well-known jihadist website that has published similar material from a number of terrorist groups over the years. |
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