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Algeria - AQIM

al-Qa'ida linked insurgency in Algeria

Summary

al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, is descended from the Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC), which was in turn descended from the Groupe Islamique Armee (GIA), which killed thousands of Algerian civilians in the '90s. AQIM operates in Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger.
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Stats:

Fund for Peace (FfP) Failed States Index: 77.8 Warning (worst is 120)
HIIK Conflict Barometer 2008: 3
WFP Hunger Map: 4 % undernourished
Economist Intelligence Unit Sovereign Ratings: Rating BBB
International Crisis Group Crisis Watch: Unchanged

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strategypage.com POTENTIAL HOT SPOTS: Unrest In the Mali Islamic Republic 05/18
voanews.com African Jihadist Group Threatens To Kill Spanish Hostage 05/17
modernghana.com W. African jihadists threaten to kill Spanish hostage 05/16
magharebia.com MUJAO threatens to kill Spanish hostage 05/16
mg.co.za Malians riot as rebels impose Sharia law 05/16
magharebia.com Azawad schools reopen under strict Sharia 05/15
magharebia.com AQIM assassin loses Mauritania death sentence appeal 05/15
magharebia.com Al-Qaeda in northern Mali training recruits 05/14
magharebia.com Al-Qaeda assassins appeal Mauritania sentences 05/13
magharebia.com Mauritania thwarts al-Qaeda abduction plot 05/13
magharebia.com Boko Haram receives AQIM money 05/13
english.alarabiya.net Bulgarian ambassador escapes kidnapping attempt in Yemen 05/13
english.alarabiya.net Vote confirms Algeria as Arab spring exception: Analysts 05/12
english.alarabiya.net Bulgarian ambassador escapes kidnapping attempt in Yemen 05/12
realclearworld.com U.S. and China Ties Aren't So Bad, Actually 05/11
english.alarabiya.net Vote confirms Algeria as Arab spring exception: Analysts 05/11
modernghana.com Mali Islamist in talks to free Algeria hostages 05/11
spiegel.de Disaster in the Sahel: Fighting in Mali Adds Chaos to Troubled African Region 05/11
magharebia.com Mauritania thwarts al-Qaeda plot against Nouakchott 05/08
modernghana.com Islamists issue ultimatum over Algerian hostages: spokesman 05/08
allafrica.com World Heritage Site in Timbuktu Attacked 05/08
timeslive.co.za Islamist attacks saint's tomb in Timbuktu 05/07
news24.com Mali's Timbuktu schools re-open 05/07
upi.com Timbuktu sites attacked 05/07
foxnews.com Residents: Al-Qaida-linked group attacks tomb classified as UNESCO site in Mali's Timbuktu 05/06
magharebia.com Sahel terrorists warn of Algeria attacks 05/06
english.alarabiya.net Al-Qaeda dominates northern Mali, desecrates Timbuktu tomb 05/06
modernghana.com North African fighters joining AQIM in Mali 05/06
nzherald.co.nz Islamist attacks saint's tomb in Timbuktu 05/06
magharebia.com Maghreb fighters join AQIM in Mali 05/06
usatoday.com Al-Qaeda-linked group attacks tomb in north Mali 05/06
modernghana.com Al-Qaeda 'dominates' north Mali: security sources 05/05
france24.com Al-Qaeda dominates north Mali, desecrates Timbuktu tomb 05/05
modernghana.com Islamic extremists desecrate Muslim saint's Timbuktu tomb 05/05
modernghana.com Morocco smashes terror network 05/05
magharebia.com Morocco dismantles AQIM-linked terror cell 05/05
english.alarabiya.net Morocco breaks up ‘terror network’ active in several cities 05/05
independent.co.uk Ex-Cern physicist jailed for five years for terror plot 05/04
dw.de Five years prison for French scientist in terror plot 05/04
realclearworld.com America Losing Its Strategic Mojo? 05/04
af.reuters.com Nuclear researcher sentenced in France for plotting attack 05/04
telegraph.co.uk French CERN scientist jailed for plotting terror attacks 05/04
english.alarabiya.net Morocco says breaks up terror network active in several cities 05/04
economist.com Reading the Abbotabad papers: Rebranding al-Qaeda 05/04
magharebia.com Maghreb nationals face terror charges in Europe 05/03
allafrica.com President Deby - Boko Haram Threatens Us 05/02
telegraph.co.uk Timeline: Osama bin Laden's life history 05/02
modernghana.com Islamists demand 45 mln euros for hostages 05/02
appablog.wordpress.com Africa: The LRA, Boko Haram, Al-Shabaab, AQIM, and Other Sources of Instability in Africa 05/01
af.reuters.com Al Qaeda offers to free Briton if cleric released 04/30
turkishweekly.net Al-Qaida offers to free Briton if cleric released 04/30
bbc.co.uk Qatada hostage deal 'offer' to UK 04/30
telegraph.co.uk Al-Qaeda 'will free British hostage' if Abu Qatada can go where he wants 04/30
foxnews.com Al-Qaida offers to release a British hostage for allowing radical cleric Abu Qatada leave UK 04/30
modernghana.com Islamists offer to 'free Brit' in Qatada deal 04/30
dailymail.co.uk Al Qaeda offer to British hostage captured in Mali... but only if hate cleric Abu Qatada is let loose 04/30
guardian.co.uk Al-Qaida affiliate offers to free British hostage in exchange for Abu Qatada 04/30
modernghana.com Islamists offer to 'free Brit' if Qatada let go: report 04/30
euronews.com Al Qaeda offer UK hostage for Abu Qatada 04/30
turkishweekly.net Al-Qaeda Group Offers U.K. Swap For Jordanian Cleric 04/30
foxnews.com Mali Islamist group says will free British hostage for deal on destination of UK-held Islamist 04/30
aljazeera.com Al-Qaeda 'offers to free Briton for cleric' 04/30
cnn.com Al Qaeda offers hostage in exchange for prisoner release 04/30
telegraph.co.uk Al-Qaeda offers deal to release British hostage in return for Abu Qatada's freedom 04/30
dailystar.com.lb Al-Qaeda offers to trade British hostage for Abu Qatada 04/30
magharebia.com AQIM offers to trade British captive for radical cleric 04/30
boston.com Al-Qaida offers to trade UK hostage for cleric 04/30
english.alarabiya.net Al-Qaeda offers to free Briton if radical cleric released 04/29
magharebia.com Azawad rejects armed groups 04/29
dnaindia.com Core al-Qaeda group 'essentially gone', dangerous affiliates remain: US 04/28
magharebia.com AQIM threatens Timbuktu 'bloodbath', forces FNLA exit 04/28
english.alarabiya.net New Mali militia leaves Timbuktu to ‘avoid bloodbath’ 04/28
modernghana.com New Mali militia leaves Timbuktu to 'avoid bloodbath' 04/27
rediff.com Al Qaeda: A year after Osama bin Laden's death 04/27
foxnews.com Iyad Ag Ghali, leader of armed Islamist militants, emerging as power figure in Mali 04/27
france24.com West African bloc to send troops to Mali, G.Bissau 04/27
telegraph.co.uk Al-Qaeda gravely weakened by the loss of key figures 04/27
pambazuka.org The Malian crisis seen from Algeria 04/26
modernghana.com Burkina leader proves worthy hostage negotiator 04/26
allafrica.com Africa: Region Must Take Lead in Anti-Terrorism, but U.S. is Helping 04/26
magharebia.com Mauritania determined to tackle terrorism 04/26
huffingtonpost.com Paul Stoller: Targeting Timbuktu 04/25
allafrica.com Central Africa: U.S. Representative: America Must Remain Committed to Ending Kony 'Campaign of Evil' 04/25
news2.onlinenigeria.com Africa: Region Must Take Lead in Anti-Terrorism, but U.S. is Helping 04/25
news24.com Swiss hostage released in Mali 04/24
magharebia.com Mali rebels free Swiss hostage 04/24
speroforum.com Mali: Rebels and their cause 04/24
france24.com MALI - ALGERIA: Mali rebels release Swiss hostage 04/24
france24.com MALI - ALGERIA: Mali kidnappers willing to release Algerian diplomats 04/24
magharebia.com Droukdel calls for Algeria election boycott 04/23
dailystar.com.lb Al-Qaeda group urges Algeria election boycott, revolution 04/23
punchng.com Al Qaeda calls for Algeria election boycott, revolution 04/23
english.alarabiya.net Qaeda group calls for Algeria election boycott, revolution 04/23
globalsecurity.org MALI: Rebels and their cause 04/23
irinnews.org MALI: Rebels and their cause 04/22
modernghana.com Mali group ready to free Swiss hostage: security source 04/22
magharebia.com Malian rebels fight over Swiss woman 04/22
english.alarabiya.net Qaeda group calls for Algeria election boycott, revolution 04/22
jamestown.org “The Sons of the Land”: Tribal Challenges to the Tuareg Conquest of Northern Mali 04/20
mypetjawa.mu.nu Kitteh Wuuz Trapt! 04/20