Abu Abdul Ilah Ahmed, Head of AQIM Media, April 15, 2013

“The brother Al- Qayrawani on behalf of the official spokesman of the organization in the Great Sahara region, confirmed that the organization have executed the hostage and intelligence officer Philippe Verdon in revenge for the French army crimes, against our people in north Mali, in a telephone call with Nouakchott News Agency.”Casey Britton, “AQIM: Answers to Open Meeting with Sheikh Abu Abdul Ilah Ahmad,” WorldAnalysis.net, April 19, 2013, http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2197.