Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Sahel states must share intel, African expert warns
Sahel states must share intel, African expert warns
Al Qaeda targets French citizens abroad as no-go zones grow
Divided Nomads Cloud Mali Mission
How Europe Bankrolls Terror
Yahya Abu Hammam is al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb’s emir for the Sahel. He fought with GSPC, conducted several deadly attacks in Mauritania, and served as AQIM’s emir for Timbuktu.
Abdelmalek Droukdel, the emir of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, told his fighters in northern Mali to mask their operations and involvement in the global jihad, and “pretend to be a ‘domestic’ movement” so as not to draw international attention and intervention.
Maghreb jihadists flock to Syria
Militant Threats Test Role of a Pentagon Command in Africa
A Terror Leader Emerges, Then Vanishes, in the Sahara
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda’s terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara
Violent tide of Salafism threatens the Arab spring
The bomber killed only himself in an attempted attack on security forces in Gao.
Push to Expand US ‘Kill List’
France plays down report of ransom paid for Niger hostages
The remote mountains of northern Mali – perfect for guerrillas
Al-Qaeda’s world: A fascinating map of the group’s shifting global network
Timbuktu: the women singled out for persecution
Timbuktu Training Site Shows Terrorists’ Reach
Al Qaeda silent on French hostages in Mali
Algeria Sowed Seeds of Hostage Crisis as It Nurtured Warlord
Dispatch: Inside Timbuktu, the city freed from its al-Qaeda tormentors
Timbuktu Endured Terror Under Harsh Shariah Law
Algerian gas hostage crisis: Wired to a suicide bomber
Mali Tuareg rebels say they control Kidal, Islamists gone
Sole Algerian killed by Islamists hailed as a hero
‘Darker Sides’: The Vast Islamist Sanctuary of ‘Sahelistan’
In Mali, French Troops Step Up Role
British cocaine users helping fund Islamic terror groups behind Algerian siege and Mali conflict
Mali conflict: AU set to discuss troop deployments