Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي Participant in Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present) and the Global War on Terrorism
The black flag variant used by AQIM
Active	2007 (2007)–present
Ideology	Salafist Jihadism Salafism
Groups	Al-Mourabitoun (2013–2016)
Leaders	Abdelmalek Droukdel
Headquarters	Kabylie Mountains
Area of operations	The Maghreb and the Sahel Primarily across Northern and Southern Algeria, Mali and Mauritania
Strength	800–1,000+
Part of	Al-Qaeda
Originated as	Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (1998–2007)
Allies	Ansaru (2012–present) Ansar Dine (2012–present) Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (2011–2013) Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) (2011–present) al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (2009–present)
Opponents	State opponents  Niger  Algeria  China  Mali  Burkina Faso  France  Russia  United States Non-State Opponents Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - Libyan Province
Battles and wars	Insurgency in the Maghreb Operation Enduring Freedom – Trans Sahara 2016 Nassoumbou attack Northern Mali conflict Battle of Aguelhok Battle of Tessalit Battles of Gao and Timbuktu Battle of Konna Battle of Diabaly Battle of Ifoghas Second Battle of Timbuktu Operation Serval Battle of Dayet in Maharat

The Maghreb and the Sahel

State opponents

Non-State Opponents

Insurgency in the Maghreb

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (Arabic: تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي‎, translit. Tanẓīm al-Qā‘idah fī Bilād al-Maghrib al-Islāmī‎), or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state. To that end, it is currently engaged in an anti-government campaign.

The group originated as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). It has since declared its intention to attack European (including Spanish and French) and American targets. The group has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Nations, Australia, Canada, Russia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Membership is mostly drawn from the Algerian and local Saharan communities (such as the Tuaregs and Berabiche tribal clans of Mali), as well as Moroccans from city suburbs of the North African country. The leadership are mainly Algerians. The group has also been suspected of having links with the Horn of Africa-based militant group Al-Shabaab.

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