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NEWS ABOUT: al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb

al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb stories: 6 news summaries

 Black Death 
 Wipes Out 
 al-Qaeda Camp 
 in Algeria 

Bubonic plague wiped out 40 recruits at Algerian base

Jan 20, 09 5:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Bubonic plague is believed to have wiped out dozens of al-Qaeda recruits at a terror training camp in Algeria, the Daily Mail reports. The epidemic came to light when security forces found a militant's diseased body dumped on a roadside. Security sources say the plague forced the group to turn... More »

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Al Qaeda
Claims Algeria Bombings

North African branch releases audio tape taking credit

Aug 22, 08 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The North African branch of al-Qaeda has claimed it was behind a pair of car bombs in Algeria that killed 12 this week, al-Jazeera reports. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued an audio recording of an official announcing responsibility for the attacks. The bombings were the latest in a series... More »

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Algiers Searches for Missing

Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for twin blasts that killed dozens

Dec 12, 07 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Rescuers worked though the night to locate missing UN workers and others trapped in the rubble left by yesterday's twin car bombs in Algiers, which a North African group linked to al-Qaeda claims to have detonated. Death counts vary, but the UN estimates that 45 were killed, including a dozen... More »

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Al Qaeda Expands With "Corporate Takeovers"

Gives groups arms, training, and support

Sep 16, 07 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al Qaeda is expanding its size and abilities through "corporate-style takeovers" of regional extremist groups—offering arms, training, and support in return for allegiance. Analysts say this expansion represents a huge threat to the West, as the terrorist organization gains thousands of willing foot soldiers.  "They are... More »

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Al-Qaeda Claims Algeria Attacks

North African group says it launched suicide bombings that killed 50

Sep 9, 07 4:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed responsibility for bombings that claimed more than 50 lives in Algeria in the last two days. The group, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, took credit for the attacks in an Internet statement , BBC reports. An explosives-laden truck drove into a naval barracks in a port... More »

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Algeria • suicide bombing • Algiers • Maghreb • truck bomb • al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb • al-Qaeda

Bombers Hit Algerian Capital

Apr 11, 07 11:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two bombs, including one targeting the prime minister's office, killed at least 23 people in Algiers today, in the latest in a round of suspected Al-Qaeda-affiliated terror attacks that have rocked North Africa in recent weeks, the New York Times reports. More »

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terrorism • Algeria • Morocco • Tunisia • bombing • Algiers • North Africa • Salafist • Maghreb • al-Qaeda Islamic Maghreb • al-Qaeda

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