Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Four Frenchmen kidnapped by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb are still thought to be alive, according to negotiators. AQIM has demanded that French troops withdraw from Afghanistan and a 90 million euro ransom.

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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