Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Senior al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb leader reportedly killed in Libya
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France
Serge Lazarevic: Mali confirms militants freed for French hostage
Al Nusrah Front
Finances of jihad: How extremist groups raise money
French troops kill MUJAO founder during raid in Mali
In a midnight raid in the Gao region of Mali, the French military killed Ahmed el Tilemsi. He had a long history of al Qaeda ties, and was wanted by the United States.
Islamic State
UN: Islamic State group got up to $45M in ransoms
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
In Mali’s desert French troops hunt al Qaeda well by well
France
French troops edge closer to Libya border to cut off Islamists
France
US, France propose UN sanctions on 15 foreign Islamist fighters
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
AQIM defectors pledge loyalty to ISIS
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Terrorists, traffickers forge unholy alliance
Ansar Dine leader resurfaces, urges expulsion of France from Mali
Ansar Dine leader Iyad Ag Ghaly has appeared in a video calling on Muslims to fight back against France and its allies.
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
Fighters abandoning al Qaeda affiliates to join Islamic State, US officials say
Africa
France renews Sahel commitment
Al Qaeda
Paying Ransoms, Europe Bankrolls Qaeda Terror
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Moroccan jihadists turn to crime
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Crime, terror converge at Tunisia frontier
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Think Again – Did France’s Intervention Work in Mali?
Al Qaeda ally calls for statement on Islamic State’s caliphate
Hani Sibai, a longtime ally of Ayman al Zawahiri, has called on al Qaeda to issue a statement regarding the Islamic State’s announced caliphate.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Belmokhtar plots new attacks from Libya base
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb calls for reconciliation between jihadist groups
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has issued a statement praising the Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham’s (ISIS) gains in Iraq and calling for reconciliation between jihadist groups in Syria. The statement was authored prior to the ISIS declaring that it ruled over a caliphate and rebranding itself the “Islamic State.”
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Maghreb terrorists make sales pitch to youth
Al Qaeda
Terrorists exploit social networks in North Africa
UN adds Boko Haram to al Qaeda sanctions list
The UN cites Boko Haram’s relationship with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) as a reason for adding the Nigerian group to the al Qaeda sanctions list. Previous designations and formal announcements by the US also recognized Boko Haram’s ties to AQIM. Documents found in Osama bin Laden’s compound reportedly showed contacts between the group and al Qaeda’s senior leadership.
Algeria
Algeria considers Egypt alliance to confront Libyan terror threat
Al Qaeda
In Yemen, a Counterterrorism Challenge
Al Qaeda
Hillary’s State Department Refused to Brand Boko Haram as Terrorists
African al Qaeda leader sides with Zawahiri in Syrian dispute
Mokhtar Belmokhtar said that Ayman al Zawahiri is his “emir” and jihadists must “confirm our confidence and our commitment to the method and guidance” to him.
Death of French hostage in Mali
This week, Agence France-Presse received a disturbing call from a terrorist group announcing the death of French hostage Gilberto Rodrigues Leal.
Ansar al Sharia
From dawa to hesba: the strange evolution of Ansar al Sharia
Al Qaeda
I was chased out of Sudan when I raised the alarm about Boko Haram – Ambassador Bola Dada