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Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghrib’s Expansion in the Sahara: New Insights from Primary Sources / Skretting, Vidar B

Skretting, Vidar B	Journal Article
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Although originating in Algeria, AQIM and its allies had by 2012 become so entrenched in the Sahel that they were in de-facto control of vast swathes of territory in northern Mali. This article explains how and why GSPC/AQIM established itself in the Sahel, and why the group eventually decided to take the fight to the Sahelian countries, where they had previously found sanctuary. Relying on hitherto unused primary sources, this article is the first to show that the leadership of AQIM and al-Qaida Central did not want to engage in direct conflicts with the Sahelian states. The eventual shift of strategy in the region was brought about by the increasing numbers of Sahelians in AQIM's southern brigades.

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Al-Qaida ; Sahara ; Islamic Maghrib

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Local and global jihad of al-Qa'ida in the islamic maghrib / Filiu, Jean-Pierre

Filiu, Jean-Pierre	Journal Article
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2009.

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Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib (AQIM) was founded in 2007 as the latest offshoot of the global jihad. But it is deeply rooted in a long and complex history of Algerian violence, with the "Afghan" volunteers in the 1980s, the civil war raging in the 1990s, and the more recent crisis of the jihadi networks. Despite all its global rhetoric, AQIM has not fully transcended its local dynamics, between its Kabylia strongholds and its Saharan groups.

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Jihad ; Al-Qa'ida ; Local and Global ; Islamic Maghrib ; AQIM ; Al-Qa‘ida

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