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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda propaganda targets Algeria vote
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Al Nusrah Front
Foreign jihadists recruit Maghreb youth
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Africa
US military presence in Africa growing in small ways
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Al Qaeda
Taliban condemn violence in Central African Republic
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Africa
Western Sahara: An Unlikely Key to American Strategy in Africa
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Al Qaeda
UN Security Council urges end to ransom payments to extremists
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Al Qaeda
Tough road for Sahel security
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Al Qaeda
Desert gives al Qaeda refuge after Mali defeat
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Al Qaeda
Fog of Benghazi: Al Qaeda, Dead Americans and an Emerging Threat
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Al Qaeda
The real scandal – Why are the Benghazi killers still at large?
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Senate report: Terrorists ‘affiliated’ with multiple al Qaeda groups involved in Benghazi attack
A newly released report by the Senate Intelligence Committee notes that terrorists “affiliated” with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), the Muhammad Jamal Network, and Ansar al Sharia took part in the Sept. 11, 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya.
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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.
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda hasn’t gone away, and is gaining
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda records every expense
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Tripoli residents reclaim their city
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Suicide bomber strikes security checkpoint near Benghazi, Libya
For the first time since the Libyan revolution, a suicide bomber attacked Libyan security forces. At least several Libyan soldiers were reportedly killed. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Libyan Army has blamed Ansar al Sharia.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda’s Africa wing dreams globally but acts locally
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
An AP reporter’s quest to find bodies of victims killed by Malian military ends in the desert
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Maghreb still faces Mali menace
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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.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Radical opposition boycotts Mauritanian elections
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Tunisians adjust to terror at home
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Al Qaeda and the threat in North Africa
Testimony to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on al Qaeda’s network in Africa and the threat it poses to the US
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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.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Mali: RFI Journalists Killed Due to Oil Leak, French Investigator
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France
Insight: Revival of Islamists in Mali tests French, UN nerve
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US adds Boko Haram, Ansaru to list of foreign terrorist groups
Boko Haram has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and has communicated with top al Qaeda leaders to coordinate in the global jihad. Ansaru, a Boko Haram splinter group, was also added to the terrorism list.
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Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
Terrorist Financing in West Africa
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Kidal, a lawless outpost in Mali’s desert north
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Tunisian government blames Ansar al Sharia for suicide attacks
The Tunisian government blamed Ansar al Sharia for a failed suicide bombing and an additional planned suicide attack last week.
