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Yahya Abu Hammam

Group: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Position: JNIM Deputy Leader & AQIM Sahara Region Leader

Also Known As:Djamel Okacha

Date/Place of Birth:May 9, 1978 / Algiers, Algeria

Formal Designation: U.S. Department of State, United Nations

Overview

Yahya Abu Hammam serves as a senior leader of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), planning operations and kidnapping Westerners in North and West Africa. Hammam has played a key role in perpetuating AQIM’s terrorist activities in West Africa and Mali, and participated in several AQIM terrorist attacks in Mauritania. (Read more...)

Latest Articles

Hammam, Yahya Abu

AQ Jihadists Confirm Deaths of JNIM Deputy and "Ansar al-Shariah in Tunisia" Founder: Chatter; Created: 26 Feb 2019

Tags: Jihadist News: Chatter

Countries: Mali,Tunisia

Groups: Ansar al-Shariah in Tunisia,Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

JNIM Official for Mali's Macina Region Incites Fula in West Africa to Take Up arms: Multimedia; Created: 08 Nov 2018

Tags: Jihadist News: Statements

Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: Mali,Niger,Nigeria

Media Groups: Zallaqa (JNIM)

Groups: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Ghali, Iyad Ag (Iyad Ag Ghaley), Hammam, Yahya Abu, Kufa, Muhammad

JNIM Deputy Leader Warns MOC Members to Repent or Be Killed: Multimedia; Created: 23 Oct 2018

Tags: Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: Mali

Media Groups: Zallaqa (JNIM)

Groups: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

AQ's Mali Branch JNIM Challenges France and Promotes Fighters in Video, Features Footage of Deputy Leader for 1st Time: Multimedia; Created: 01 Oct 2018

Tags: Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: Burkina-Faso,France,Mali

Media Groups: Zallaqa (JNIM)

Groups: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

Statement Attributed to NIM Deputy Leader Warns Tribesmen from Cooperating with Enemy Forces: Statements; Created: 21 Sep 2018

Tags: Jihadist News: Statements

Countries: Mali

Groups: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

AQ's Mali Branch Reportedly Claims Blast on Malian Army Vehicle, Source "Close" to Group Denies Reports of Leader Deaths: Chatter; Created: 03 Aug 2018

Tags: Jihadist News: Chatter

Countries: Libya,Mali

Groups: Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

Ansar Dine and AQIM’s Sahara and Murabitoon Branches Announce Merger: Multimedia; Created: 02 Mar 2017

Tags: Jihadist News: Statements

Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: Malaysia

Media Groups: Muslim Africa

Groups: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),Ansar Dine,Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM)

Individuals: al-Ansari, Hassan, Ghali, Iyad Ag (Iyad Ag Ghaley), Hammam, Yahya Abu, Kufa, Muhammad, Sanhaji, Abu Abdul Rahman

AQIM's Sahara Leader Incites Against France, Calls Muslims to Fightcourier: Multimedia; Created: 08 Jul 2016

Tags: Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: France,Mali

Media Groups: Andalus Foundation (AQIM)

Groups: Al-Qaeda,Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu

AQIM’s Sahara Branch Leader Threatens France in Audio, Speaks on Radisson Blu Attack in Bamako: Multimedia; Created: 23 Dec 2015

Tags: Jihadist News: Statements

Multimedia: Multimedia

Countries: France,Mali

Groups: Al-Qaeda,Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)

Individuals: Hammam, Yahya Abu