Islamist militant organization active in North Africa and the Sahel, originating from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) which rebranded in 2007. It is an affiliate of al-Qaeda, primarily composed of Algerian and Saharan members, and funds itself largely through kidnapping for ransom. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by numerous countries and international bodies. In 2017, its Sahara branch merged with other groups to form Jama'at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
CRIMENET has extracted 33 linkages for this organization, including 19 cooperative ties across 8 organizations, 1 conflicts across 1 organization, 13 other connections and footprints in 8 countries.
AQIM commander Talha claimed that his movement went to Niger, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, to organize cells of AQIM.
AQIM attacked the town of Grand-Bassam , in the Ivory Coast , killing at least 16 people
Active regions: The Maghreb and the Sahel Primarily across Northern and Southern Algeria, Mali, Libya, Niger and Mauritania
Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali)
Active regions: The Maghreb and the Sahel Primarily across Northern and Southern Algeria, Mali, Libya, Niger and Mauritania
Active regions: The Maghreb and the Sahel Primarily across Northern and Southern Algeria, Mali, Libya, Niger and Mauritania
AQIM commander Talha claimed that his movement went to Niger, Algeria, Burkina Faso and Nigeria, to organize cells of AQIM.
The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian wing of AQIM, claimed responsibility for an attack which killed six Tunisian policemen in Ghardimaou