Divine revenge and sanitary problem, hard blow or
opportunities. The coronavirus forces jihadist groups to adapt, forcing them to
manage the emergency and the strategies to get out of the crisis.
Exposed to the pandemic in very different ways, the
movements act in a dispersed manner, reconciling ideological and logical
imperatives of public health. Here is an overview.
- The virus arouses a story
Various jihadist groups in Yemen, Somalia or the Sahel have
remained silent in the face of the epidemic. But others have spoken of a
scourge that affects their supporters and enemies without distinction.
Al Qaida's central cell released a two-page document in
March devoted essentially to the causes of COVID-19, which are none other than
"indecency," "obscenity," and "moral corruption,"
in particular. Allah's anger "is profound against those who cross the
limits and oppose him," the text maintains.
"Al Qaida continues to be viewed as an elite movement
whose responsibility is to guide the umma (community of believers) to a pure
form of Islam. Events such as the coronavirus are both a lesson and an
opportunity to reinforce this position, ”explains Charles Lister, director of
counterterrorism at the Middle-East Institute, to AFP.
The Syrian branch of Al Qaida, Hayat Tahrir al Sham (HTS),
advocates hygiene measures in its newsletter (Ibaa), notes the Tony Blair
Institute for Global Change. HTS denounced the attention given to the virus,
considering that the death toll is much lower than that of the Syrian conflict.
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