Algeria

Members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) attacked a group of potential police recruits lined up outside of a training academy Aug. 19, a significantly softer target than AQIM usually goes for. [more]

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb will use a coup in Mauritania to recruit members and build support but will remain focused on Algeria. (With Stratfor map) [more]

A dozen or more people reportedly were killed June 8 when a pair of bombs exploded in quick succession at an Algerian train station at Beni Amrane, about 50 miles east of Algiers. [more]

Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is holding two Austrian tourists kidnapped Feb. 22 in Tunisia, Al Jazeera television reported March 10. The kidnapping represents a shift in AQIM's usual tactics and a further expansion of its operations. [more]

Russia and Algeria are discussing the formation of a natural gas cartel. Such a move could have serious implications for Europe. [more]

A disagreement over a handful of MiGs Russia already has delivered to Algeria emerged in the Russian press Feb. 18 as the Algerian president arrived in Moscow. [more]

A posting on an al Qaeda Web site included instructions on how to attack the American embassy in Algiers. This particular threat does not appear to be credible. [more]

French officials have canceled the 30th annual Dakar Rally because of recent violence in Mauritania. The announcement follows the deaths of four French tourists in Mauritania on Dec. 24 and three Mauritanian soldiers on Dec. 28, and several bombings in Algiers, Algeria. Although the cancellation of the race is a surprise, the recent violence in the area is not. [more]

Below is a nonexhaustive list of attacks that followed the 2004 declaration of war on foreign people and companies by Algeria’s leading Islamic militant organization, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat. [more]

The Dec. 11 attack in Algiers raises questions about Westerners' safety in Algeria and the ability of the country's security forces to contain the insurgency. [more]

Some 50 people were killed Dec. 11 in the Algerian capital of Algiers in two nearly simultaneous suicide bombings. [more]

In a 42-minute audio message, Iraq’s top jihadist leader called Dec. 4 for a fresh bombing campaign against Iraqi security forces. [more]

Algerian security forces reportedly arrested Hassan Hattab, the former militant chief and founder of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat. [more]

A U.S. military transport plane came under fire while delivering supplies to a Malian army. [more]

Al Qaeda's North African wing allegedly made a public statement Aug. 22, saying that a recent attack against a former Islamist rebel leader in Algeria was carried out by one of its cadres without consulting the group's leadership. [more]

A former Islamist militant leader was critically wounded in an Aug. 14 car bombing in the... [more]

Algerian officials said Aug. 8 that security forces killed nine Islamist militants, including an... [more]

After a two-year crackdown by the Russians, it looks as though the Chechen militancy has been... [more]

By Fred Burton Those who conduct surveillance -- either for nefarious or... [more]

Algeria held parliamentary elections May 17. The ruling coalition is likely to maintain its hold... [more]