Zulfi Hoxha (Arabic: ذو الفي خوجة; born 16 January 1992), also known by the nom de guerre (kunya) Abu Hamza al-Amriki (Arabic: أبو حمزة الأميركي), was[a] an Albanian-American Islamic State (IS) senior commander and recruiter of foreign fighters fighting in Syria and in Iraq.[1]
Hoxha left the United States on 6 April 2015 for Turkey and four days later joined an IS training camp in Syria.[1] Usaama Rahim and David Wright, co-conspirators in the 2015 Boston beheading plot who were "part of a wider network that was in communication with Islamic State operatives in Syria," raised the funds and made the arrangements that enabled Hoxha to travel to Turkey, make contact with, and join ISIS in Syria.[1]
Within six months he was featured in a video where several captured Kurdish soldiers are beheaded; Hoxha is the first to behead one of the captives.[1] It might be the first known case of an American IS member beheading individuals on video, and it is the first case in which the US government confirmed the name and American citizenship of an IS member featured in IS media.[1] He is present in the propaganda video We Will Surely Guide Them To Our Ways published in May 2017, where he says in English "Are you incapable of stabbing a kaffir [non-Muslim] with a knife, throwing him off of a building, or running him over with a car? Liberate yourself from hellfire by killing a kaffir", located in Nineveh in northwestern Iraq.[1][5][6] In an alternative translation by La Stampa and the BBC, in the May 2017 video Al-Amriki makes an appeal to Muslims to avenge the "women and children killed by the uncontrolled bombing of (Mosul by) the United States," saying, "Are you not able to use a knife against the infidels, to throw them from a building, to run them over with a car?"[7] As Al Ameriki, he also appeared in a video showcasing ISIS weaponry.[8]
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. JOQ. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
Further readingedit
"Djali i shqiptarit nga Amerika, zbulohet si komandant i ISIS-it" [The son of the Albanian from America is revealed as the commander of ISIS]. Telegrafi (in Albanian). 14 January 2018.
"Zulfi Hoxha" (PDF). investigativeproject.org. Homeland Security. 29 August 2017.
External linksedit
MEMRI report on ISIS video featuring Al Ameriki
November 29, 2023
zulfi, hoxha, arabic, ذو, الفي, خوجة, born, january, 1992, also, known, guerre, kunya, hamza, amriki, arabic, أبو, حمزة, الأميركي, albanian, american, islamic, state, senior, commander, recruiter, foreign, fighters, fighting, syria, iraq, contents, background,. Zulfi Hoxha Arabic ذو الفي خوجة born 16 January 1992 also known by the nom de guerre kunya Abu Hamza al Amriki Arabic أبو حمزة الأميركي was a an Albanian American Islamic State IS senior commander and recruiter of foreign fighters fighting in Syria and in Iraq 1 Contents 1 Background and education 2 Islamist career 3 See also 4 Notes 4 1 Citations 5 Sources 6 Further reading 7 External linksBackground and education editThe son of an Albanian American pizzeria owner Ramadan Hoxha in Margate City New Jersey 2 Hoxha s parents immigrated to the United States from Albania 3 He is a 2010 graduate of Atlantic City High School 3 He was described as shy and closed 2 Hoxha was described by former co workers as using to joke I Hate You Americans 4 Islamist career editHoxha left the United States on 6 April 2015 for Turkey and four days later joined an IS training camp in Syria 1 Usaama Rahim and David Wright co conspirators in the 2015 Boston beheading plot who were part of a wider network that was in communication with Islamic State operatives in Syria raised the funds and made the arrangements that enabled Hoxha to travel to Turkey make contact with and join ISIS in Syria 1 Within six months he was featured in a video where several captured Kurdish soldiers are beheaded Hoxha is the first to behead one of the captives 1 It might be the first known case of an American IS member beheading individuals on video and it is the first case in which the US government confirmed the name and American citizenship of an IS member featured in IS media 1 He is present in the propaganda video We Will Surely Guide Them To Our Ways published in May 2017 where he says in English Are you incapable of stabbing a kaffir non Muslim with a knife throwing him off of a building or running him over with a car Liberate yourself from hellfire by killing a kaffir located in Nineveh in northwestern Iraq 1 5 6 In an alternative translation by La Stampa and the BBC in the May 2017 video Al Amriki makes an appeal to Muslims to avenge the women and children killed by the uncontrolled bombing of Mosul by the United States saying Are you not able to use a knife against the infidels to throw them from a building to run them over with a car 7 As Al Ameriki he also appeared in a video showcasing ISIS weaponry 8 Hoxha is one of only a few dozen Americans to have gone overseas to join Islamist terrorists others include John Georgelas and Abdullah Ramo Pazara 9 1 See also editLavdrim Muhaxheri Ridvan HaqifiNotes edit It is unclear if Hoxha is still alive and if so what his rank is in ISIS post 2018 Citations edit a b c d e f g Hughes Meleagrou Hitchens amp Clifford 2018 a b Everett 2018 a b Greenberg amp McCone 2018 Greenberg amp McCrone 2018 Connor 2017 LeMeire 2017 La Stampa 2017 BBC 2007 McCoy 2018 Sources editConnor Tracy 18 May 2017 ISIS Video Shows New Weapons American Urging Attacks in U S NBC News Retrieved 18 January 2018 Everett Rebecca 20 November 2018 Before joining ISIS in Syria Jersey Shore man was a shy closed person NJ com Retrieved 20 January 2018 Greenberg Ted McCone Brian X 17 January 2018 The ISIS Senior Commander Who Grew Up on the Jersey Shore NBC 10 WCAU Retrieved 18 January 2018 Greenberg Ted McCrone Brian X 18 January 2018 I Hate You Americans Co Worker Friend Recall ISIS Senior Commander From Jersey Shore NBC 10 WCAU Retrieved 25 January 2018 We used to joke around like We know you can t stand us Americans And he would laugh like haha Yeah we can t stand you Americans Cacia told NBC10 Hughes Seamus Meleagrou Hitchens Alexander Clifford Bennett 13 January 2018 A New American Leader Rises in ISIS The Atlantic IS flaunts its Made in Islamic State weapons BBC 18 May 2007 ProQuest 1899728198 Italian paper warns IS may be plotting new attacks in Europe La Stampa 30 May 2017 ProQuest 1903345723 LeMeire Jason 19 May 2017 ISIS Inspired By Times Square Crash Warns of Vehicle Attacks on NYC Tourist Hub Newsweek Retrieved 24 January 2018 McCoy Craig 19 January 2018 From Atlantic City High to ISIS the path of a homegrown terrorist The Philadelphia Inquirer Retrieved 21 January 2018 Ramadan Hoxha Ancient Faces Shqiptari komandant JOQ Archived from the original on 15 January 2018 Retrieved 14 January 2018 Further reading edit Djali i shqiptarit nga Amerika zbulohet si komandant i ISIS it The son of the Albanian from America is revealed as the commander of ISIS Telegrafi in Albanian 14 January 2018 Zulfi Hoxha PDF investigativeproject org Homeland Security 29 August 2017 External links editMEMRI report on ISIS video featuring Al Ameriki Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zulfi Hoxha amp oldid 1179679911, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
