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

“[In response to the question, ‘We hear threatening France, when will we hear operations inside France and are their (sic) capabilities to conduct that action on the ground?’] Not everything that known is said (sic), and you will see what will happen Allah willing and repelling assault of aggressive France is an obligation on every Muslim and not Al-Qaeda alone.”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.