Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

The Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb , previously known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ( (al-Jamaa`atu l-Salafiyyatu li l-Da`wati wa l-Qitaal); , GSPC ; also known as Group for Call and Combat ) is an Islamist militia which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state . To that end, it is currently engaged in an insurgent campaign . The group has declared its intention to attack Algerian , Spanish , French , and American targets. It has been designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization by the U.S. Department of State , and similarly classed as a terrorist organization by the European Union . " Algeria blasts fuel violence fears ", BBC News , 04-11-2007. Jean-Pierre Filiu , "Local and global jihad: Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib", The Middle East Journal,Vol.63, spring 2009.

( Learn how and when to remove this message ) al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( AQIM ; Tanẓīm al-Qā‘idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī ) is an Islamist militant organization which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state . To that end, it is currently engaged in an anti-government campaign . The group has declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets. The group has been designated as a terrorist organization by the United Nations, Australia, Canada, Russia, the UAE and the United States. Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali ), as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country. The outfit has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa -based militant group Al-Shabaab . AQIM has focused on kidnapping for ransom as a means of raising funds and is estimated to have raised more than $50 million in the last decade. Council on Foreign Relations . 27 March 2015 . "Bay'ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)" . 27 September 2014 . " Algeria blasts fuel violence fears ", BBC News , 11 April 2007. Jean-Pierre Filiu , "Local and global jihad: Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib", The Middle East Journal,Vol.63, spring 2009.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ( ), or AQIM , is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda ) which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state . To that end, it is currently engaged in an anti-government campaign . The group originated as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). It has since declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets . The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations , Australia , Canada , Russia , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom and the United States . Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali ), as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country. The leadership are mainly Algerians. The group has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa -based militant group Al-Shabaab . AQIM has focused on kidnapping for ransom as a means of raising funds and is estimated to have raised more than $50 million in the last decade. On 2 March 2017, the Sahara branch of AQIM merged with Macina Liberation Front , Ansar Dine and Al-Mourabitoun into Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin . Council on Foreign Relations . "Bay'ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)" . 27 September 2014.

Islamist militant organization in Northwest Africa and the Sahel Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb ( ), or AQIM , is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda ) that aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state . To that end, it is currently engaged in an insurgency campaign in the Maghreb and Sahel regions. The group originated as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). It has since declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations , Australia , Canada , Malaysia , Russia , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom and the United States . Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali ), as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country. The group has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa -based militant group Al-Shabaab . AQIM has focused on kidnapping for ransom as a means of raising funds and is estimated to have raised more than $50 million in the last decade. On 2 March 2017, the Sahara branch of AQIM merged with Macina Liberation Front , Ansar Dine and Al-Mourabitoun into Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin . Council on Foreign Relations . "Bay'ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)" . 27 September 2014.

Islamist militant organization in Northwest Africa and the Sahel Al-Qaeda in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb ( Arabic : تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي , romanized : Tanẓīm al-Qā'idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī , French : l'Organisation d'Al-Qaïda aux Pays du Maghreb Islamique ), or AQIM , is an Islamist militant organization (of al-Qaeda ) that aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state . To that end, it was then engaged in an insurgency campaign in the Maghreb and Sahel regions . The group originated as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). It has since declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations , Australia , Canada , Malaysia , Russia , the United Arab Emirates , the United Kingdom and the United States . Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali ), as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country. The group has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa -based militant group Al-Shabaab . AQIM has focused on kidnapping for ransom as a means of raising funds and is estimated to have raised more than $50 million in the last decade. On 2 March 2017, the Sahara branch of AQIM merged with Macina Liberation Front , Ansar Dine , and Al-Mourabitoun , into Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin . Council on Foreign Relations . "Bay'ah to Baghdadi: Foreign Support for Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and the Islamic State (Part 2)" . 27 September 2014.