Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

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insurgent group jihadist militant organization terrorist organization

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is a jihadist militant organization active across North and West Africa, known for insurgency, terrorism, and kidnappings in the Sahel region.

Aliases (5)

al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ×3
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa ×2
AQIM ×1
Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique ×1
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	insurgent group → jihadist militant organization → terrorist organization →
activeIn	North Africa → Sahel region → West Africa →
allianceWith	al-Qaeda →
alsoKnownAs	AQIM → Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique → Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb →
conflict	Insurgency in the Maghreb → Northern Mali conflict → Sahel insurgency →
countryOfOrigin	Algeria →
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy	Australia → Canada → European Union → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United Nations → United States →
enemyOf	Algerian government → French armed forces → UN peacekeeping forces in Mali →
financingMethod	ransom payments → smuggling → trafficking →
goal	establishment of an Islamic state in the Maghreb and Sahel →
hasBranch	Kabylie region units → Sahara Emirate →
hasLeader	Abdelmalek Droukdel → Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud →
hasPredecessor	Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat →
ideology	Salafi jihadism →
notableFor	armed attacks → hostage-taking of Westerners → kidnappings for ransom → suicide bombings →
operationalArea	Algeria → Burkina Faso NERFINISHED → Libya → Mali → Mauritania → Niger → Sahel → Tunisia →
partOf	al-Qaeda network →
religion	Sunni Islam →
usesTactic	ambushes → guerrilla warfare → kidnapping → terrorist bombings →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ("AQIM") → Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ("Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb") → Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb ("Al-Qaida au Maghreb islamique") →	alsoKnownAs
Ansar Dine ("al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb") → Ansar Dine ("Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa") →	alliedWith
Operation Serval → Operation Serval ("Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa") →	opponent
al-Qaeda ("al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb") →	hasBranch
Ansar Dine ("al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb") →	linkedTo
Operation Barkhane →	target