Tag Archives: AQIM
Stephen Brown George Orwell’s famous statement that some pigs are more equal than others can also be applied to al-Qaeda today. The premiere Islamist terrorist organization that all others try to emulate has always prided itself on welcoming equally as … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, Mauritania, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, AQIM, Arab, Fowler, George Orwell, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Mauritania, Robert Fowler
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By Christina Hellmich Is Al-Qaeda about to bring terrorism to Europe’s backyard in North Africa? The intervention of French military forces in Mali and the apparent reprisals in the form of the hostage crisis at the In Amenas gas processing … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Mali, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, AQIM, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Belmokhtar, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Osama bin Laden
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Dore Gold long after the French offensive against African jihadists in Mali got underway, a leader of one of the offshoots of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) declared that his organization would “strike at the heart of France.” AQIM … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Article, Libya, Mali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, al-Qaida, Algeria, AQIM, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Mali, North Africa
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Sudarsan Raghavan and Edward Cody,independent.co.uk The next war against terrorism is taking shape in this West African country, as African nations backed by the United States and France are readying a force to recapture Mali’s north from extremists linked to … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Economic Community of West African States, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Somalia, United States, West Africa
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Military intervention in foreign countries always leads to unintended consequences. These often occur in neighbor countries of the original target. One example is the Vietnam war which lead to the destabilization of and military intervention in Laos and Cambodia. The … read more »
Martin Ewi, Senior Researcher, Transnational Threats and International Crime, ISS Pretoria As Malians and West Africans, as well as the international community at large, anxiously await the outcome of the meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Thursday, 4 … read more »
Jeremy H. Keenan The Tuareg are Berbers, not Arabs, and are the indigenous population of much of the Central Sahara and Sahel. Their population is estimated at 2-3 millions. Their largest numbers, some 800,000, live in Mali, followed by Niger, … read more »
Posted in Article, Mali
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfrica world news, International Criminal Court, Islamism, Mali, MNLA
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By Jonathan Manthorpe, Vancouver Sun Northern Mali, captured by Muslim fundamentalists earlier this year, is rapidly becoming a new haven and headquarters for the al-Qaida terrorist network. Al-Qaida’s growing presence in the Sahel region stretching across West Africa from the … read more »
These could pose a threat to Europe within two years, government and security sources believe. The al-Qaeda-linked rebels have pushed out secular Tuareg separatists, leaving them in exclusive control of the north. “If Islamists continue to control vast areas of … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, Spotlight, West Africa
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Officials said that Mohamed Laid Khelfi, governor of the Illizi region, had been abducted and spirited to a hideout on the Algerian border with Libya. Three armed men seized the governor, who was travelling with a security detail, from his … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, AlQaeda, AQIM, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Mali, Sahara, Sahel
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Whilst Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan has vowed to crush the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram, following their murderous attacks on Christian Churches on Christmas Day which left dozens dead, the Nigerian state has clearly taken their eyes off the ball … read more »
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Tagged Abuja, AQIM, Boko Haram, Christmas, Goodluck Jonathan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Nigeria, Sharia, United Nations Headquarters
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Bamako – Armed men believed to be members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacked a newly built military barracks in north-eastern Mali on Thursday night, security sources told AFP Friday. “Armed men, strongly suspected of being AQIM militants … read more »
Posted in Mali, News, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, AlQaeda, AQIM, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Mali, Sahara, Sahel, West Africa
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Bamako – Algerian troops have crossed into Mali to help government forces combat groups affiliated to al-Qaeda, officials and witnesses said on Tuesday. “Algerian troops are currently stationed in northern Mali to assist the Malian army in the fight against … read more »
Posted in Algeria, Mali, News, North Africa, West Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, Algeria, AQIM, Bamako, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Kidal, Mali
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Niamey – Niger’s army has clashed with a heavily armed convoy of vehicles that entered its territory from Libya, killing 13 in the convoy and suffering one casualty on its side, military sources in the West African country said on … read more »
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November 9, 2011 by benim
Nouakchott – Al-Qaeda’s North Africa franchise acknowledged it had acquired part of slain Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi’s arsenal, in comments by one of its leaders quoted on Wednesday. Mokhtar Belmokhtar, believed to be one of the leaders of al-Qaeda in … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, AQIM, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, IndepthAfricaMagazine, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, Libya, Mauritania, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Sahel, Southern Africa, West Africa
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September 24, 2011 by benim
Rabat – Morocco said on Friday it had broken up a three-man cell with links to al-Qaeda which planned to carry out attacks on security headquarters and Western interests in the kingdom. “The members of this cell intended to join … read more »
Posted in Morocco, News, North Africa
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