Algeria

Algerian security forces have launched a major operation against al Qaeda in the outskirts of Tizi Ouzou, in Kabylia. Abu Musab Abdel Wudud, the leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, said the group will target tourists.

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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