Az-Zallaqa Foundation
Islamic terrorist propaganda media foundation
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Az-Zallaqa Foundation (Arabic: مؤسسة الزلاقة, romanized: Muʼassasat al-Zalāqah) is a propaganda media foundation for the Al-Qaeda linked Islamist militant organization Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin.
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Native name | مؤسسة الزلاقة |
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Romanized name | Muʼassasat al-Zalāqah |
| Industry | Jihadist Propaganda |
| Founded | 2017 |
| Owner | Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin |
History
Az-Zallaqa was established in 2017, first documenting attacks by JNIM militants in Mali against a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali Super Camp at Timbuktu Military Airport with mortars known as the 2017 Timbuktu attack.[1] Since the establishment of the foundation, it has been the main outlet for JNIM's propaganda and news alerts online.[2][3] The foundation also releases content alongside Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's media outlet, Al-Andalus Foundation, using an Al-Qaeda affiliated dissemination organization, Al-Ezza.[4]
The foundation has made many video releases, equating themselves to other Al-Qaeda media outlets like As-Sahab and Al-Malahem Media.[5]
On August 2024, Az-Zallaqa made a video announcement about the kidnapping of two Russian nationals in Niger, one of them being a geologist who worked for a Russian company.[6]