Algeria

Algerian security forces prevented a suicide attack in Oran after shooting a bomber outside of a state-run building. The Algerian Army reportedly stopped al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb from establishing a base on the border with Morocco. Security forces foiled an assassination plot against Prime Minister Abdelaziz Belkhadem after arresting an al Qaeda operative several months ago,

Bill Roggio is a Senior Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and the Editor of FDD's Long War Journal.

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