Tag Archives: Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb





Africa

Western Sahara: An Unlikely Key to American Strategy in Africa





Al Qaeda

Fog of Benghazi: Al Qaeda, Dead Americans and an Emerging Threat


Al Qaeda

The real scandal – Why are the Benghazi killers still at large?



State Department designates 3 Ansar al Sharia organizations, leaders

The State Department has designated three Ansar al Sharia organizations. Two of them were involved in the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya and the third was involved in the Sept. 14, 2012 assault on the US Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia. The State Department says Ansar al Sharia Tunisia is “tied” to al Qaeda’s affiliates, including al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.









Ansar al Sharia battles security forces in Benghazi

For the past few days, Ansar al Sharia has been battling Libyan security forces in the city of Benghazi. More than one year after the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack on the US mission, the al Qaeda-linked Ansar al Sharia remains a potent force.





Social Media Jihad: AQIM praises Hakeemullah Mehsud

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has joined other jihadist groups in releasing a statement praising Hakeemullah Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban commander killed earlier this month. Ansar al Sharia Tunisia posted the message on one of its official Facebook pages.



France

Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, UN nerve