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'''Abu Dhar Azzam''' ({{ |
'''Abu Dhar Azzam''' ({{langx|ar|أبو ذر عزام}}), also known as '''Abu Dhar al-Burmi'''<ref>{{cite news |last=Baker |first=Benjamin David |date=22 October 2015 |title=Pakistan Announces That It Has Defeated ETIM. So What? |url=https://thediplomat.com/2015/10/pakistan-announces-that-it-has-defeated-etim-so-what/ |newspaper=The Diplomat }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Tiezzi |first=Shannon |date=25 June 2014 |title=Chinese Involvement in Global Jihad |url=https://thediplomat.com/2014/06/chinese-involvement-in-global-jihad/ |newspaper=The Diplomat }}</ref> ({{langx|ar|أبو ذر البورمي}}) and '''Abu Dhar al Bakistani''' ({{lang|ar|أبو ذر الباكستاني}}), is a [[Rohingya people|Rohingya]] [[Islamism|Islamist]] [[Ulama|cleric]] and a member of the [[Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan]] (IMU). |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Abu Dhar Azzam | |
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أبو ذر عزام | |
| Title | Cleric |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Rohingya |
| Sect | Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
| Other names | Abu Dhar al-Burmi |
Abu Dhar Azzam (Arabic: أبو ذر عزام), also known as Abu Dhar al-Burmi[1][2] (Arabic: أبو ذر البورمي) and Abu Dhar al Bakistani (أبو ذر الباكستاني), is a Rohingya Islamist cleric and a member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
Biography
[edit]Abu Dhar worked in Jamiah Farooqia, Karachi in 2004, before he joined the insurgency movement in Pakistan's tribal areas (FATA). He has been a prominent member of the Turkistan Islamic Party, the Pakistani Taliban and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.[3]
He was a former spokesperson for the IMU[4] and a former member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).[5]
Azzam is sympathetic to the Rohingyas and supported them during the 2012 Rakhine State riots. He also congratulated the Tsarnaev brothers for carrying out the Boston Marathon bombing.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Baker, Benjamin David (22 October 2015). "Pakistan Announces That It Has Defeated ETIM. So What?". The Diplomat.
- ^ Tiezzi, Shannon (25 June 2014). "Chinese Involvement in Global Jihad". The Diplomat.
- ^ "New release from Shaykh Abū Dhar 'Azzām: "Rather, They Established the Differences"". Jihadology. 30 September 2016.
- ^ Roggio, Bill (23 November 2011). "IMU cleric urges Pakistanis to continue sheltering jihadis in Waziristan". the Long War Journal.
- ^ Roggio, Bill (30 August 2016). "Former IMU cleric latest to denounce Islamic State". the Long War Journal.
- ^ "Al-Qaeda Cleric Praises Tsarnaev Brothers As Models For Muslim Children". Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI). 6 September 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2017.