Az-Zallaqa Foundation
{{Infobox company
| logo = Az-Zallaqa.svg
| native_name = مؤسسة الزلاقة
| native_name_lang = ar
| romanized_name = Muʼassasat al-Zalāqah
| industry = Jihadist Propaganda
| founded = 2017
| owner = Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal-Muslimin
}}
Az-Zallaqa Foundation ({{Langx|ar|مؤسسة الزلاقة|Muʼassasat al-Zalāqah}}) is a propaganda media foundation for the Al-Qaeda linked terrorist organization 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.{{Cite web |last=Khan |first=Veryan |date=2017-05-22 |title=(Video) az-Zallaqa Jama'a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin (JNIM / GSIM) : Targeting MINUSMA Super Camp at Timbuktu Military Airport with Mortars, Mali - 22 May 2017 |url=https://trackingterrorism.org/chatter/video-az-zallaqa-jamaa-nusrat-ul-islam-wa-al-muslimin-jnim-gsim-targeting-minusma-super-camp/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=TRAC}} Since the establishment of the foundation, it has been the main outlet for JNIM's propaganda and news alerts online.{{Cite web |last=Webber |first=Lucas |date=2021-08-11 |title=Al-Qaeda Media: JNIM’s Leader Celebrates Jihadi Successes in Afghanistan and the Sahel, Calls for Violence Against America, France, Israel, and Russia |url=https://www.sinosecurity.org/p/al-qaeda-media-jnims-leader-celebrates |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=www.sinosecurity.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Samuel |first=Malik |date=2024-04-25 |title=Les violences entre factions de Boko Haram inquiètent l’État islamique |trans-title=Boko Haram factional violence worries Islamic State |url=https://issafrica.org/fr/iss-today/les-violences-entre-factions-de-boko-haram-inquietent-l-etat-islamique |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Institute for Security Studies |language=fr}} 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.{{Cite web |last=Read |first=Jamie |date=2018-12-21 |title=Al Qaeda kidnapping video: France is to blame? |url=https://sofrep.com/news/al-qaeda-kidnapping-video-france-is-to-blame/ |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=SOFREP |language=en}}
The foundation has made many video releases, equating themselves to other Al-Qaeda media outlets like As-Sahab and Al-Malahem Media.{{Cite web |last=Weiss |first=Caleb |date=2018-10-02 |title=JNIM portrays its fight as part of Al Qaeda's global jihad |url=https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2018/10/jnim-portrays-its-fight-as-part-of-al-qaedas-global-jihad.php |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=FDD's Long War Journal |language=en-US}}
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.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-06 |title=Al-Qaida Affiliate Says it Has 2 Russian Hostages in Niger, Shows Video |url=https://www.voazimbabwe.com/a/al-qaida-affiliate-says-it-has-2-russian-hostages-in-niger-shows-video/7731400.html |access-date=2024-11-20 |website=Voice of America |language=en}}