Nasir al wuhayshi biography

Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi alias Abu Basir, (1 October 1976 – 12 June 2015) was a Yemeni Islamist, who served as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian.
Nasir Abdel Karim al-Wuhayshi alias Abu Basir, was a Yemeni Islamist, who served as the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
This document is a letter addressed to “Abu Basir” (Nasir al-Wuhayshi, leader of al-Qa`ida in the Arabian Peninsula – AQAP) from an unidentified author.

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Group NameAQAP

Group TypeJihadist Group

Group AffiliationAQ Affiliates / Associates

Dominant ColorsOrange , White

Secondary ColorsBrown

LanguageArabic

Isolated Phrases / Mottoes / SlogansFi al-aqsa naltaqi

Image Number0347

Groups Region of OperationMiddle East, Global

Groups Country of OperationYemen, Saudi Arabia

Body PartsPointer Finger, Face / Bust

AirClouds / Fog, Sky

FireLight Rays / Light

Geopolitical SymbolsSlogan

PeopleGroup Leader / Influential figure, Operational Leader, Man / Men

People AnalysisLeader of AQAP Abu Basir Nasir al-Wuhayshi. Leader of AQAP Abu Basir Nasir al-Wuhayshi.

Religious Textual ReferencesUse of Calligraphy

Religious SymbolsHoly Site

Religious Symbols AnalysisAl-Aqsa mosque

FaunaDove / Default Bird

TopographyMan-made Structure / Landmark

Topography AnalysisDomed mosque

Visual ThemesThe white clouds in the image evoke Allah’s total inscrutability prior to creation and as the bearer of rain. It is considered a symbol of "khayr" [bounty/good] (“khayr” is a synonym for rain) and a sign of good things to come.

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Death of AQAP Leader Shows the Group’s Fragmentation—and Durability

Although the Yemeni terrorist franchise has splintered and weakened in recent years, its fragments may be adapting to new conflict conditions, raising the risk of a comeback.

On February 6, President Trump confirmed that the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), Qassim al-Raimi, had been killed during a U.S. counterterrorism operation in Yemen. No date or details were given, though rumors of Raimi’s death in a U.S. drone strike began to circulate in online jihadist forums in late January. While his death “brings us closer to eliminating the threats these groups pose to our national security,” as the president stated, the near-term effects may be limited—partly because AQAP is no longer the strongest branch of the al-Qaeda franchise, and also because killing any individual leader can only have so much of an impact.

RAIMI’S SIGNIFICANCE

Raimi ticked a lot of boxes for an al-Qaeda leader, enough to warrant a $10 million U.S. bounty. He burnished his jihadist credentials in Afghanistan in

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Founder’s Death a Blow to AQAP, but not Fatal

When Qasim al-Raymi mourned his predecessor and lifelong friend, he said the 2015 US drone strike that killed Nasir al-Wuhayshi had fulfilled the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader’s dream of martyrdom. Following Al-Raymi’s own death in a US military operation this January in Yemen, his assassination has stirred debate about whether AQAP can survive without this charismatic and capable leader, who had been the last surviving member of the group’s founders. Al-Wuhayshi’s view on such matters was clear in remarks he made about five years before his death: “America is wrong if it thinks it has won by killing this (or that) commander. Jihad continues until Doomsday!”^[1]

Doomsday may be optimistic, but a painful blow is not necessarily a death blow. AQAP has been regressing since 2016, and this may worsen with the death of Al-Raymi. His newly appointed successor, Khalid Batarfi, also known as Abu al-Meqdad al-Kindi, is first-generation Al-Qaeda, having fought alongside Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. He is, however, Saudi