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).
Abu Dhar Azzam | |
|---|---|
أبو ذر عزام | |
| Title | Cleric |
| Personal | |
| Religion | Islam |
| School | Rohingya |
| Sect | Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan |
| Other names | Abu Dhar al-Burmi |
Biography
editAbu 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
editReferences
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.