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Abou Dedjana, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s El Forkane Brigade, surrendered to Algerian authorities. Dedjana was a member of the Armed Islamic Group, the predecessor of GSPC and AQIM, and fought in the Tizi Ouzou region of Algeria.
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The US military claims to have “disrupted” al Qaeda’s network in North Africa. “We have bitten into their leadership,” the Pentagon’s spokesman said.
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US ‘begins drawing up targets in response to Benghazi attack’
Afghanistan
Muslim militants shifting focus to North Africa: Tunisia leader
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Al Qaeda in North Africa making millions kidnapping
Al Qaeda ally orchestrated assault on US Embassy in Tunisia
The Sept. 14 assault on the US Embassy in Tunis was orchestrated by Seifallah ben Hassine, a.k.a. Abu Iyad al Tunisi, who has longstanding ties to al Qaeda. Hassine currently heads Ansar al Sharia Tunisia.
Libya
In Libya, security was lax before attack that killed US ambassador, officials say
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Libya Attack Was ‘Organized,’ US Says
Algeria
Mali prepares for war with Islamists despite reticent neighbours
West African jihadists flock to northern Mali
Foreign jihadists from West African countries such as Togo, Benin, Niger, Nigeria, Guinea, Senegal, and the Ivory Coast are filling out the ranks.
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Mali Islamists ‘increasingly repressive’
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Libyan militias melt into desert, wait for another day
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Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to CIA Efforts
Benghazi consulate assault was a ‘terrorist attack’
Matthew Olsen, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, said that a “number of different elements,” including some linked to al Qaeda, were involved.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb called on North Africans to “follow in the footsteps of the lions of Benghazi by bringing down the flags of America in their embassies in all of our capitals.” AQIM urged Muslims to killed or expel US “ambassadors and representatives” from the region.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb confirmed that Nabil Abu Alqama, the deputy emir of its branch in the Sahara, was killed in a “tragic accident.” Abu Alqama was reported to have been in a car crash in Mali last week.
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Libyans See al Qaeda Hand in Embassy Attack
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Islamists Struggle to Run North Mali
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Conditions in northern Mali portend disaster
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Islamists brutalise Touareg civilians
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A colleague of Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a.k.a. Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the emir of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, denied that the commander was killed during an Algerian military operation on June 28. AQIM released a videotape of Belmokhtar, who condemned the Algerian government for its treatment of Syrian refugees.
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Niger struggles against militant Islam
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Who is Ansar Dine?
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Al Qaeda’s richest faction dominant in north Mali: US
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb released video of five of the six French hostages. AQIM said it was willing to negotiate for their release and dropped its demand that France withdraw from Afghanistan.
Mali
Mali Militias Poorly Armed, but Zealous to Oust Islamists
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Iyad Ag Ghaly – Mali’s Islamist leader
NCTC director: ‘We remain at war with al Qaeda’
During testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security on July 25, National Counterterrorism Center director Matthew Olsen provided his organization’s view of the ongoing fight against al Qaeda and its affiliates.
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Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb plays puppet master in Mali occupation:.