AQIM
Al-Qaida names new North Africa leader, reports kidnap death
Middle East
November 23, 2020
Al-Qaida names new North Africa leader, reports kidnap death
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Al-Qaida’s North African branch said it has appointed a new leader after confirming the death of…
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb: official
Middle East
January 21, 2018
Tunisian forces kill top aide of Al Qaeda leader in Maghreb: official
Tunisian security forces have killed a top aide of Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, the leader of Al Qaeda in the Islamic…
Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
World
March 14, 2016
Al Qaeda gunmen kill 16 in Ivory Coast beach attack
Gunmen from Al-Qaeda's North African branch killed 16 people, including four Europeans, at a beach resort town in Ivory Coast…
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid killed in Mali
World
February 28, 2013
Al-Qaeda commander Abu Zeid killed in Mali
French forces in Mali have killed Abdelhamid Abu Zeid, a leading field commander of Al-Qaeda's North Africa wing AQIM, Algerian…
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
World
January 24, 2013
Mali Islamists suffer split as Africans prepare assault
A split emerged on Thursday in the alliance of Islamist militant groups occupying northern Mali as French and African troops…