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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

AQIM stepped up propaganda efforts, airing its monthly bulletin and highlighting its blog and Twitter account. Algerian AQIM leader Sheikh Abu Abdulillah Ahmed al-Jijeli stressed that the group would follow the directive of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri to cooperate with governments in Arab Spring countries and help them implement sharia law, and would […]



Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

The terror group announced on June 22 that eight European hostages it is holding are still alive and will appear in a video soon. AQIM also repeated its threat to kill the hostages if France intervenes again in North Africa, but said it is open to negotiations for their release. President Hollande said France is […]



Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

AQIM confirmed that Abou Zeid, an Algerian-born senior commander, was killed three months ago during fighting in Mali. The statement was the group’s first acknowledgment of the key militant’s death, which had been reported earlier this year by France and Chad.












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Al Qaeda’s scathing letter to troublesome employee Mokhtar Belmokhtar reveals inner workings of terrorist group














Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

AQIM is using video games designed for children to attract recruits: a recently launched game called “Muslim Mali” shows the message “Congratulations, you have become martyrs!” instead of “Game Over” when a player loses all of his or her lives. Adolescent fighters were arrested in the French-Malian sweep of the Ifhogas Mountains Islamist hideouts.