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Tag: AQIM
MENA Integration Needed for Security
Because of the mounting security situation in the region of Sahel, closer cooperation and integration in Maghreb is needed. According to the final concluding remarks ... Read More
Obama Urged to Build on Alliance with Morocco to Face Challenges in North Africa, Sahel
In the days preceding the meeting to be held next Friday in the White House between President Barack Obama and Morocco’s King Mohammed VI, several ... Read More
Again an Impasse: Tunisian Talks ‘Suspended’ over PM Nomination
The UGTT (Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail) union federation – which represents hundreds of thousands of Tunisian workers – mediating Tunisia's political crisis announced Tuesday ... Read More
Is Algeria the Odd One Out in the Arab Spring?
In many ways, it appears as if Algeria is weathering the Arab Spring fairly well. Despite its sheer size, it has dodged the cycle of ... Read More
Morocco’s unwavering struggle against terrorism led to arrest of four
Though the al-Qaeda has been decimated at its epicenter and its leader killed, its regional affiliates such as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and ... Read More
The Rise of Ansar al-Sharia in Mauritania
Mauritania like some other countries in the Maghreb region is experiencing a rise in strength of the political arm of AQIM (Al Qaeda in Islamic ... Read More
The Sahara/Sahel Perilous Desert, a Terrorism Breeding Ground
Many security pundits have repeatedly warned that the political unrest, the eroding security situation and the flourishing weapons, human and drug trafficking in the Sahel/Sahara ... Read More
French Embassy Attack in Tripoli, Challenges Libya’s Security
The terrorist bombing that hit lately French embassy in Tripoli has tested the Libyan security apparatus and showed its vulnerability as the North African country ... Read More
Algeria: Imams Set up Union to Counter Salafists
Algerian imams have been authorized to set up their own trade union that will stand as the advocate and protector of the Sunni Islam practiced ... Read More
Algerian Djamel Okacha Takes Over Control of AQIM in Northern Mali
Algerian Islamist extremist Djamel Okacha has become the new commander of operations of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Northern Mali, replacing Abu ... Read More