Meet the Man from Nice Who Rose to Become a Major Jihadist Recruiter
Jul 16, 2016, 01:35 PM
Long before the truck rampage that killed at least 84 people in Nice on Thursday, the French Riviera city was a focal point in the broad network that sends young recruits to fight with jihadist groups in Syria and Iraq.
One jihadist recruiter in particular put Nice on the map for France’s counterterrorism officials: Omar Diaby, also known as Omar Omsen. Diaby rose to prominence after he produced a series of online propaganda videos.