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Terrorist group(s) Algeria, in 8 editions.
The entry for Algeria published Terrorist group(s) in 8 editions of 36, from 2018 to 2025. The text changed in 4 editions. Each is shown as published. Terrorist group(s) in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 4
- the first edition with it
- 2018
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Terrorist groups - home based” (2018 to 2019), “Terrorist groups - foreign based” (2019) and “Terrorist group(s)” (2020 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024Published as “Terrorist groups - home based”
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM):
- aim: overthrow various African regimes and replace them with one ruled by sharia; establish a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa
- area(s) of operation:
- leadership headquartered in Algeria; operates in Tunisia, Libya, and northern Mali
note: al-Qa'ida's affiliate in North Africa; Tunisia-based branch known as the Uqbah bin Nafi Battalion; Mali-based cadre merged with allies to form JNIM in March 2017, which pledged allegiance to AQIM and al-Qa'ida (April 2018)
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Algeria:
- aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of sharia
- area(s) of operation:
- maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast
note: formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa - Algeria (JAK-A) (April 2018)
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): aim: overthrow various African regimes and replace them with one ruled by sharia; establish a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa
area(s) of operation: leadership headquartered in Algeria; operates in Tunisia, Libya, and northern Mali
note: al-Qa'ida's affiliate in North Africa; Tunisia-based branch known as the Uqbah bin Nafi Battalion; Mali-based cadre merged with allies to form JNIM in March 2017, which pledged allegiance to AQIM and al-Qa'ida (April 2018)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Algeria: aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of sharia
area(s) of operation: maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast
note: formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa - Algeria (JAK-A) (April 2018)
Published as “Terrorist groups - home based”
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM):
- aim: overthrow various African regimes and replace them with one ruled by sharia; establish a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa
- area(s) of operation:
- based in southern and eastern Algeria (including isolated parts of the Kabylie region);
- also operates in Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Libya, northern Mali, Niger, and Tunisia
note: al-Qa'ida's affiliate in North Africa; Tunisia-based branch known as the Uqbah bin Nafi Battalion; Mali-based cadre merged with allies to form Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in March 2017, which pledged allegiance to AQIM and al-Qa'ida (2019)
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Algeria:
- aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of sharia;
- attack Algerian security services, local government targets, and Western interests
- area(s) of operation:
- maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast
note: formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa - Algeria (JAK-A) (2019)
Published as “Terrorist groups - foreign based”
- al-Mulathamun Battalion:
- aim(s): expel Westerners from North and West Africa; create Islamic state
- area(s) of operation:
- most active in Mali, but claimed responsibility for the January 2013 attack against the Tiguentourine gas facility near In Amenas, in southeastern Algeria (2018)
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): aim: overthrow various African regimes and replace them with one ruled by sharia; establish a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa
area(s) of operation: leadership headquartered based in Algeria; southern and eastern Algeria (including isolated parts of the Kabylie region); also operates in Tunisia, Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Libya, and northern Mali Mali, Niger, and Tunisia
note: al-Qa'ida's affiliate in North Africa; Tunisia-based branch known as the Uqbah bin Nafi Battalion; Mali-based cadre merged with allies to form JNIM Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in March 2017, which pledged allegiance to AQIM and al-Qa'ida (April 2018) (2019)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Algeria: aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of sharia sharia; attack Algerian security services, local government targets, and Western interests
area(s) of operation: maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast
note: formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa - Algeria (JAK-A) (April 2018) (2019)
al-Mulathamun Battalion: aim(s): expel Westerners from North and West Africa; create Islamic state
area(s) of operation: most active in Mali, but claimed responsibility for the January 2013 attack against the Tiguentourine gas facility near In Amenas, in southeastern Algeria (2018)
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb;
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria;
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T
Rewritten: too little of the 2019 text remains to mark the changes.
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb; Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T
The same text in 3 editions, 2021 to 2023.
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM);
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria;
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb; Maghreb (AQIM); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun) (2020)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T
The same text in 2024 and 2025.
- al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM);
- Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria;
- al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in the Terrorism reference guide
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS) – Algeria; al-Mulathamun Battalion (al-Mourabitoun)
note: details about the history, aims, leadership, organization, areas of operation, tactics, targets, weapons, size, and sources of support of the group(s) appear(s) in Appendix T the Terrorism reference guide
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Algeria: Terrorist group(s).” The World Factbook, 2018–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/algeria/terrorist-group-s.