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Al Qaeda leader killed, president of Chad says

The death of the Algerian warlord, a feared radical leader of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, could not immediately be verified.

Al-Qaida tipsheet on avoiding drones found in Mali

Guidere runs a database of statements by extremist groups, including al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, and he reviewed and authenticated the document found by the AP.

Multiple Islamist groups participated in Libya attack, official says

They almost certainly included members of al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the North Africa affiliate of al Qaeda, which the French now are confronting in northern Mali, Army Gen.

Militants destroy Timbuktu's ancient treasures

As they retreated ahead of French helicopters and paratroopers, militants belonging to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb torched the library holding the city's ancient manuscripts, according to a...

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The whole situation is an embarrassment to global efforts to prevent the creation of a terrorist homeland in the Maghreb.

Algeria terror leader preferred money to death

In 2006, when the group became part of al-Qaida, changing its name to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, both Abou Zeid and Belmoktar became the head of individual brigades.

UK man jailed for posting beheading videos online

The 42-year-old Craig Slee also put online links to a communique by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, that encouraged terrorism.

Panetta: US gives intel gathering help to French

Speaking to reporters traveling with him to Europe, Panetta said that while al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb and other affiliate groups in Mali may not pose an immediate threat to the United...

Army teams going to Africa as terror threat grows

Officials also believe that the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, which killed the ambassador and three other Americans, may have been carried out by those who had ties to...

Mali Islamists destroy Timbuktu mausoleums

The director of Mali's Timbuktu tourism office, Sane Chirfi, said that Ansar Dine rebels linked to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb tore down the mausoleums, which were historic but not included...

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Egypt arrests 3 suspected al-Qaida militants

Security officials also discovered statements issued by al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the...

Al-Qaida offshoot threatens French interests

In a message posted on YouTube, Abou Obeida Youssef Al-Annabi, a notable in the Al-Qaida in the...

BAMAKO, Mali: A terrorist sleeper cell dismantled in Mali

MUJAO is led by commanders who splintered from al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, the al-Qaida...