Tag: al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al Qaeda trying to regroup in Tunisia after Islamic State setbacks
The killing of a senior Algerian militant by special forces soon after he slipped into Tunisia has raised concern that al Qaeda...
Al Qaeda branch rallies jihadists to join forces after Mali merger
The merger of Mali's main jihadist groups earlier this month was endorsed on Friday by Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),...
Ivory Coast arrests 15, seeks leader of al Qaeda beach attack
Ivory Coast authorities have arrested 15 people in connection with an attack claimed by al Qaeda that killed 19 people at a...
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for attack on Algerian gas plant
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb has claimed responsibility for Friday's rocket-propelled grenade attack on an Algerian gas plant operated by Norway's...
Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
Gunmen from al Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast on...
U.S. commander sees al Qaeda Africa group strengthening
Two high-profile strikes in West Africa since November by al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) could further strengthen the Islamist militant...
U.S. military seeks to prepare Africa for shifting terror threat
African forces began a U.S.-led counter-terrorism training programme in Senegal on Monday amid what a U.S. commander said were rising signs of...
Al Qaeda group releases video of Swiss hostage: monitor
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video of a Swiss nun who had been kidnapped in northern Mali nearly...
Mauritanian fugitive linked to al Qaeda arrested in Guinea
Guinea said on Thursday it had arrested a death row fugitive with links to al Qaeda near the border with Guinea Bissau...
Burkina Faso’s long night of horror in killing spree by militants
When Burkina Faso anti-terrorism Commander Evrard Somda arrived with 20 men to start a fight-back against Islamist militants holed up in a...
Al Qaeda names fighters behind attack on Burkina capital
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Monday identified three fighters it says were responsible for attacks in Burkina Faso's capital...
Burkina Faso and Mali to coordinate forces after deadly attacks
Burkina Faso and Mali have agreed to work together to counter the growing threat of Islamic militants in West Africa by sharing...
AQIM video shows three men purportedly confessing to spying, one shot...
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video on Monday showing three men purportedly confessing to spying for the Mauritanian...
Mali hotel attack puts veteran militant back in spotlight
The deadly attack on a hotel in Mali's capital on Friday claimed by two radical Islamist groups has put veteran militant leader...
Islamist militants kill 19 in attack on hotel in Mali’s capital
Islamist militants killed 19 people in an attack on a top hotel in the capital of Mali before Malian commandos stormed the...
Algeria discovers 18 ammunition caches, seizes explosives
The Algerian army discovered 18 ammunition caches on Thursday in an area where al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the killing of...
Algeria says nine soldiers killed in attack claimed by al Qaeda
At least nine Algerian soldiers were killed when Islamist militants ambushed their patrol west of the capital Algiers last week in one...
Al Qaeda denies reports of militant commander Belmokhtar’s death
Al Qaeda's North Africa branch has denied reports that Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a major figure in insurgencies across North Africa and...
Al Qaeda’s North African wing claims two Algerian attacks
The North African wing of al Qaeda has claimed two attacks on Algerian military and security forces in the east of the...
Al Qaeda’s North African wing claims two Algerian attacks
The North African wing of al Qaeda has claimed two attacks on Algerian military and security forces in the east of the...
Al Qaeda’s North African wing rejects Iraq-Syria caliphate
Al Qaeda's North African wing has rejected the mediaeval-style caliphate declared by a militant Islamist group in Iraq and Syria, and confirmed...
Al Qaeda claim for French journalist killings plausible
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) claim of responsibility for the killing of two French journalists in northern Mali last week...
