Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari | |
|---|---|
 Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari refuting theIslamic State expansion into Yemen, on behalf ofAQAP. | |
| Born | |
| Died | 31 January 2015 |
| Cause of death | US Drone strike |
| Nationality | Yemeni |
| Citizenship |  Yemen |
| Occupation | militant |
| Years active | until 2015 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance |  AQAP |
| Years of service | until 2015 |
| Battles / wars | Yemeni Civil War |
Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari (Arabic:حارث غازي النظاري Ḥāriṯ Ghāzī an-Naẓārī; died 31 January 2015) was a seniorsharia official of theAl Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) based inYemen.[1]
Al-Nadhari has featured in many of AQAP's propaganda videos such as rebuking theIslamic State announcement of expanding their caliphate into Yemen and renewing loyalties toal-Qaeda EmirAyman al-Zawahiri. In his address, al-Nadhari stated"The announcement of the caliphate for all Muslims by our brothers in the Islamic State did not meet the required conditions. The policy of our brothers in the Islamic State split the ranks of the mujahideen, and scattered them, in this sensitive phase in the history of the mujahid ummah [community]. This is one of the absolutely forbidden matters in the religion of Allah.".[2]
On 9 January, a speech of Harith bin Ghazi al-Nadhari claimed AQAP's responsibility for theCharlie Hebdo shooting inParis, citing the motive as "revenge for the honor" of Muhammad.[1]
On 31 January 2015 al-Nadhari and three other AQAP militants were killed by a U.S.drone strike.[3]
