Chérif Kouachi
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Chérif Kouachi was one of two brothers, along with his sibling Saïd, who carried out the terrorist attack on the offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015. The attack resulted in the deaths of 11 people, including journalists and security personnel. The Kouachi brothers were armed with assault rifles and claimed allegiance to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. They were killed by police on January 9, 2015, after an eight-hour siege. Chérif Kouachi had a prior conviction for attempting to travel to Iraq to fight U.S. troops and had been in contact with other Islamists, including Amedy Coulibaly, who carried out a separate attack on a Jewish supermarket in Paris during the same period.1
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Paris attacks of 2015Prelude to the attacksThe actions of Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, the French Algerian brothers who had attacked Charlie Hebdo and killed a police officer as they made their escape, were claimed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Amedy Coulibaly—who had coordinated his actions with the Kouachi brothers but had pledged…
Read MoreThe actions of Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, the French Algerian brothers who had attacked Charlie Hebdo and killed a police officer as they made their escape, were claimed by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). Amedy Coulibaly—who had coordinated his actions with the Kouachi brothers but had pledged…
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Charlie Hebdo shootingThe attacks…11:30 am Algerian French brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, armed with assault rifles, entered the magazine’s offices and killed caretaker Frédéric Boisseau. They then forced cartoonist Corinne (“Coco”) Rey to enter the security code that granted access to the second floor, where an editorial meeting was being held. The attackers…
Read More…11:30 am Algerian French brothers Chérif and Saïd Kouachi, armed with assault rifles, entered the magazine’s offices and killed caretaker Frédéric Boisseau. They then forced cartoonist Corinne (“Coco”) Rey to enter the security code that granted access to the second floor, where an editorial meeting was being held. The attackers…
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