Concept information
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contemporary issues in political thought
terrorism
terrorism by region
terrorism in northern Africa
Preferred term
al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Definition
- al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was officially created in January 2007, following an announcement made by Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command. Formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), AQIM aims to establish by violent means a pan-Islamic Shariah state covering the region of the Maghreb (Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania, and Libya), Niger, and Mali. [Source: The SAGE Encyclopedia of Terrorism; al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/al_Qaeda_in_the_Islamic_Maghreb
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