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{{Villain_Infobox

|Image = Anwar al-Awlaki.jpg

|Image = Anwar al-Awlaki sitting on couch, lightened.jpg

|fullname = Anwar bin Nasser bin Abdulla al-Aulaqi

|alias = "The bin Laden of the Internet."

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|occupation = Imam at Falls Church Mosque Recruiter for [[Al-Qaeda]]

|type of villain = Dark Priest

|goals = Continue [[jihad]] against America (failed) Convince people to convert to Islam and join Al-Qaeda (particularly successful)

|goals = Continue jihad against America (failed) Convince people to convert to Islam and join Al-Qaeda (particularly successful)

|crimes = Islam extremism [[Terrorism]] [[Propaganda]] [[Hate crime]]s

|hobby = Using social media Making YouTube videos}}{{Quote|Fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils. Fighting them is what is called for at this time. We have reached a point where it is either us or them. We are two opposites that will never come together. What they want can only be accomplished by our elimination. Therefore this is a defining battle.|al-Awlaki's opinion of the Middle East's conflict with America.}}'''Anwar al-Awlaki''' (also spelled al-Aulaqi, al-Awlaqi; Arabic: أنور العولقي‎ Anwar al-‘Awlaqī; April 21/22, 1971 – September 30, 2011) was a Yemeni-American preacher and imam, He was also secretly a senior recruiter for [[Al-Qaeda]] and allegedly had a role in planning the [[September 11 attacks]] on the World Trade Center, but this has never been definitively proven. though it is known that three of the 9/11 hijackers were regular attendees at his mosque.

He is also a major factor in causing the 2009 Fort Hood [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]], which was carried out by [[Nidal Malik Hassan]]. Hassan, a Muslim who had developed a hatred for America, communicated with al-Awlaki via email several times in the weeks before he committed the shooting, most importantly learning the concept of ~~[[Jihad|~~jihad]] from him.

He is also a major factor in causing the 2009 Fort Hood [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]], which was carried out by [[Nidal Malik Hassan]]. Hassan, a Muslim who had developed a hatred for America, communicated with al-Awlaki via email several times in the weeks before he committed the shooting, most importantly learning the concept of jihad from him.

al-Awlaki was known for his heavy presence on the internet, particularly social media forums like Facebook and YouTube, which he would use as platforms for Al-Qaeda propaganda and as a means of recruiting others into the organization.

al-Awlaki also had contacted [[Faisal Shahzad]] and is believed to have influenced him into committing the car bombing attempt in Times Square on May 1, 2010, and possibly was involved in the planning [[Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]]'s plane bombing attempt on Christmas Day 2009. Shortly after these incidents, he went into hiding, allegedly into southeast Yemen. He was killed in a U.S. drone strike on September 30, 2011.

==Biography==

A U.S. citizen born to Yemeni parents, Awlaki spent the early years of his life in the United States before his family moved back to Yemen. Over the next 11 years, the young Awlaki gained the requisite cultural experience and tools that would later help him bridge American and Arab culture.

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Awlaki returned to Yemen in 2004. Little is publicly known about his activities during that time. He was arrested in mid-2006 by Yemeni security forces and remained imprisoned for approximately a year and a half without formal charges being issued against him. After his release Awlaki’s statements and lectures grew more openly hostile against the United States, which he said had pressured the Yemeni government into arresting him. His statements also began gaining influence with Western Muslims seeking religious justification for violence against the United States. His recorded lecture series on the book ''Thawābit ʿalā darb al-jihād'' (2005; “Constants of the Path of Jihad”), for example, which could be downloaded from the Internet, helped inspire a group of six men convicted of the 2006–07 terrorist plot against the U.S. Army base at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

In December 2008 Awlaki penned an open letter of support (written in English) for the Somali Islamic militant group [[al-Shabaab]]. In the letter, Awlaki urged Western Muslims to do whatever they could to support the organization. In January 2009 Awlaki used his Web site to publish another religious justification of violence against the West, titled “44 Ways to Support [[Jihad]].” There Awlaki argued that all Muslims are bound by religious duty to support violent jihad.

In December 2008 Awlaki penned an open letter of support (written in English) for the Somali Islamic militant group [[al-Shabaab]]. In the letter, Awlaki urged Western Muslims to do whatever they could to support the organization. In January 2009 Awlaki used his Web site to publish another religious justification of violence against the West, titled “44 Ways to Support Jihad.” There Awlaki argued that all Muslims are bound by religious duty to support violent jihad.

Awlaki began regularly appearing in officially sanctioned al-Qaeda media releases in 2010. In May 2010 the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an Internet audio statement openly supporting Awlaki as one of his own. Later that month AQAP released an official interview with Awlaki which eliminated any doubt that he had officially joined al-Qaeda.

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 {{Villain_Infobox
-|Image = Anwar al-Awlaki.jpg
+|Image = Anwar al-Awlaki sitting on couch, lightened.jpg
 |fullname = Anwar bin Nasser bin Abdulla al-Aulaqi
 |alias = "The bin Laden of the Internet."
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 |occupation = Imam at Falls Church Mosque<br>Recruiter for [[Al-Qaeda]]
 |type of villain = Dark Priest
-|goals = Continue [[jihad]] against America (failed)<br>Convince people to convert to Islam and join Al-Qaeda (particularly successful)
+|goals = Continue jihad against America (failed)<br>Convince people to convert to Islam and join Al-Qaeda (particularly successful)
 |crimes = Islam extremism<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Propaganda]]<br>[[Hate crime]]s
 |hobby = Using social media<br>Making YouTube videos}}{{Quote|Fighting the devil doesn't require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils. Fighting them is what is called for at this time. We have reached a point where it is either us or them. We are two opposites that will never come together. What they want can only be accomplished by our elimination. Therefore this is a defining battle.|al-Awlaki's opinion of the Middle East's conflict with America.}}'''Anwar al-Awlaki''' (also spelled al-Aulaqi, al-Awlaqi; Arabic: أنور العولقي‎ Anwar al-‘Awlaqī; April 21/22, 1971 – September 30, 2011) was a Yemeni-American preacher and imam, He was also secretly a senior recruiter for [[Al-Qaeda]] and allegedly had a role in planning the [[September 11 attacks]] on the World Trade Center, but this has never been definitively proven. though it is known that three of the 9/11 hijackers were regular attendees at his mosque.
-He is also a major factor in causing the 2009 Fort Hood [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]], which was carried out by [[Nidal Malik Hassan]]. Hassan, a Muslim who had developed a hatred for America, communicated with al-Awlaki via email several times in the weeks before he committed the shooting, most importantly learning the concept of [[Jihad|jihad]] from him.
+He is also a major factor in causing the 2009 Fort Hood [[Mass Shooting|mass shooting]], which was carried out by [[Nidal Malik Hassan]]. Hassan, a Muslim who had developed a hatred for America, communicated with al-Awlaki via email several times in the weeks before he committed the shooting, most importantly learning the concept of jihad from him.
 al-Awlaki was known for his heavy presence on the internet, particularly social media forums like Facebook and YouTube, which he would use as platforms for Al-Qaeda propaganda and as a means of recruiting others into the organization.
 al-Awlaki also had contacted [[Faisal Shahzad]] and is believed to have influenced him into committing the car bombing attempt in Times Square on May 1, 2010, and possibly was involved in the planning [[Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab]]'s plane bombing attempt on Christmas Day 2009. Shortly after these incidents, he went into hiding, allegedly into southeast Yemen. He was killed in a U.S. drone strike on September 30, 2011.
 ==Biography==
 A U.S. citizen born to Yemeni parents, Awlaki spent the early years of his life in the United States before his family moved back to Yemen. Over the next 11 years, the young Awlaki gained the requisite cultural experience and tools that would later help him bridge American and Arab culture.
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 Awlaki returned to Yemen in 2004. Little is publicly known about his activities during that time. He was arrested in mid-2006 by Yemeni security forces and remained imprisoned for approximately a year and a half without formal charges being issued against him. After his release Awlaki’s statements and lectures grew more openly hostile against the United States, which he said had pressured the Yemeni government into arresting him. His statements also began gaining influence with Western Muslims seeking religious justification for violence against the United States. His recorded lecture series on the book ''Thawābit ʿalā darb al-jihād'' (2005; “Constants of the Path of Jihad”), for example, which could be downloaded from the Internet, helped inspire a group of six men convicted of the 2006–07 terrorist plot against the U.S. Army base at Fort Dix, New Jersey.
-In December 2008 Awlaki penned an open letter of support (written in English) for the Somali Islamic militant group [[al-Shabaab]]. In the letter, Awlaki urged Western Muslims to do whatever they could to support the organization. In January 2009 Awlaki used his Web site to publish another religious justification of violence against the West, titled “44 Ways to Support [[Jihad]].” There Awlaki argued that all Muslims are bound by religious duty to support violent jihad.
+In December 2008 Awlaki penned an open letter of support (written in English) for the Somali Islamic militant group [[al-Shabaab]]. In the letter, Awlaki urged Western Muslims to do whatever they could to support the organization. In January 2009 Awlaki used his Web site to publish another religious justification of violence against the West, titled “44 Ways to Support Jihad.” There Awlaki argued that all Muslims are bound by religious duty to support violent jihad.
 Awlaki began regularly appearing in officially sanctioned al-Qaeda media releases in 2010. In May 2010 the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an Internet audio statement openly supporting Awlaki as one of his own. Later that month AQAP released an official interview with Awlaki which eliminated any doubt that he had officially joined al-Qaeda.