Unlike the Arab uprising in Syria, which was the subject of my previous post, the one in Libya seems to have reached its end. The regime has been overthrown and Mu’ammar al-Qadhafi and some of his sons are dead. Although it is by no means certain that Libya is on its way to becoming a [...]
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Al-Qaida advises the Arab Spring: Libya
Posted: 9th January 2012 by Joas Wagemakers in AQ Leadership, AQIM, North Africa1
What’s AQIM’s Strategy?
Posted: 20th July 2011 by Will McCants in Algeria, AQIM, North Africa, Strategy“What is the brothers’ plan in the Islamic Magreb?” That’s the question raised today by Shmukh member Abu Safiyya. He thinks it’s perfectly legitimate to kill troops but it’s getting Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Magreb (AQIM) nowhere. AQIM should be going after the leadership of the militaries in the region. Some readers are sympathetic but [...]
Two of the world’s foremost experts on al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb have published new reports on the group. Al-Hayat journalist Camille Tawil has written a report for Jamestown, and Sciences-Po professor (and Jihadica alumnus) Jean-Pierre Filiu has written another report for Carnegie. Needless to say they are both excellent and worth anyone’s time.
Will AQIM Aim North or South?
Posted: 30th September 2009 by Jean-Pierre Filiu in Algeria, AQIM, France, UncategorizedIt appears that this year’s Ramadan was one of the least violent in the nearly two decades of jihadi activism in Algeria. While this period is hailed by militants and their leaders as the most propitious one for jihadi attacks, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was not able to wage a major operation. The [...]