As the fourth episode in its video series featuring lectures from past al-Qaeda (AQ) leaders, the Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement presented a speech by now-deceased al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official Abu al-Hassan Rashid al-Bulaydi on prioritizing religious knowledge.

A French pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) group cited al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) leader Abu Musab Abdul Wadud in poster promoting lone-wolf jihad.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisia-based branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), recommended Tunisian Muslims turn to jihad to achieve desired goals rather than the ballot box.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) threatened Western companies and enterprises operating in North Africa and the Sahel, especially those owned by French, and called on Muslims to boycott them.

The pro- al-Qaeda (AQ) French media unit al-Kifah called on lone-wolves in France and Mali to carry out attacks on soldiers.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), called on North African Muslims to fight their governments and those in Tunisia in particular to wrest control over natural resources from state-owned and foreign companies.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed credit for the bomb blast killing five Algerian soldiers in Tébessa province in northeastern Algeria.

A jihadist mourned an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) fighter killed alongside the group's media official in Jijel province of Algeria.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a formal eulogy for its media official and provided a brief biography of his jihadi life.

The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) gave a eulogy for Abu Ruwaha al-Qasnatini (AKA Abu Ruwaha al-Jaza'iri, Abu Ruwaha Hisham), the head of AQIM's al-Andalus Media Foundation.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) aligned jihadists reported the death of the media official for al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), the Mali-branch al-Qaeda (AQ) branch, claimed killing and wounding at least seven Malian soldiers in a bombing on their vehicle in Mopti Region. The group stated in a communique issued on December 27, 2017, that one day prior, fighters detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) on a military vehicle in Boni, near Dountza, destroying it and inflicting casualties among at least seven soldiers onboard.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisia-based branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed killing and wounding seven soldiers in a bomb blast on Mount Chaambi.

Joining fellow al-Qaeda branches in condemning the United States recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) expressed solidarity with Muslims on the issue and urged all fighters to make the liberation of Palestine their "central cause".

A publishing unit of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a document exploring means to improve military capabilities of fighters.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a joint statement regarding Saudi leaders as a “poisoned dagger” against Muslims, and condemning the Prince Khaled Al-Faisal Moderation Center.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri rallied fighters in the group’s branches in the Indian Subcontinent, North Africa, Somalia, and Yemen, and to those in the Mali area, called to “teach the French a lesson”.

The pro-al-Qaeda (AQ) Al-Hijrah Media rebuked the Islamic State’s (IS) “false” claim of responsibility for the August 31, 2017 suicide bombing at a police station in the Algerian city of Tiaret, asserting al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) responsibility.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a message competing with the Islamic State’s (IS) claim of credit for the August 31, 2017, suicide bombing at a police station in the western Algerian city of Tiaret.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing two Algerian soldiers, one of whom an “explosives expert officer,” in an explosive attack near the Algerian city of Batna.

The statement was issued by AQIM's "Muslim Africa" publishing division on August 1, 2017. It stated that fighters from the group’s “al-Malahem Brigade” detonated an explosive device “on a group of forces from the Algerian army” in the al-Shal’ala' area, located in the outskirts of the city. The attack “led to killing two soldiers at the scene, one of them an explosives expert officer.”

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech Abu Obeida Yusuf al-’Annabi, the head of its “Council of Dignitaries,” speaking on the importance of determination and rallying Muslims to take action against all that harms their brethren and fight.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) incited Palestinian Muslims in a joint statement to attack Jews in response to Israel closing al-Aqsa Mosque.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video of its fighters in the Sahara performing chants dedicated to the group’s Tunisian branch, the Uqba bin Nafi Battalion.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed bombing an Algerian army vehicle in Khenchela province in northeastern Algeria.

Al-Qaeda’s (AQ) affiliate in Mali, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), claimed credit for the attack at the Kangaba tourist resort near the capital, Bamako, and declared that it bears a message to the “Crusaders” that they will never be safe in the country.

The Mauritanian Nouakchott News Agency, which has carried exclusives from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and its subsidiary, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (NIM), in the past, reported that a brigade belonging to the latter is responsible for the attack at the Kangaba tourist resort near the Malian capital, Bamako.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing and wounding at least six Algerian soldiers in Tébessa province.

An official in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) condemned Arab leaders warmly welcoming Donald Trump during his Middle East tour and derided the American President as a scandal-ridden “fool”.

In a message congratulating Muslims for the coming of the month of Ramadan, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) urged them to free their imprisoned brethren through all means accorded by Shariah, and incited fighters to escalate their attacks.

An official in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published an article in a digital newspaper linked to the group’s counterpart in Yemen, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), remarking on the speech given by French President Emmanuel Macron in Gao, Mali, and reiterating a call to lone wolves to mobilize in France.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) reported three special forces soldiers killed in Aïn Defla province, Algeria.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed bombing a vehicle carrying Algerian military officers in the country’s Tébessa province.

Al-Masra, a digital newspaper linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), published an article from an al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official vilifying France for its military and political roles in Mali, and inciting for lone-wolf attacks.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed wounding Tunisian soldiers in an explosion on Mount Ouargha.

Al-Masra, a digital newspaper linked to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), interview the leader of the newly-formed brach of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali regarding its establishment, its connection to AQ, and its plans for attacks on regional states.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed a landmine explosion on Tunisian soldiers in the Chambi mountains.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from its leader, Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, congratulating its Mali-based subsidiaries and others for merging into one group, Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen.

Three jihadi factions in Mali, Ansar Dine and the Sahara and Murabitoon branches of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), announced their merger and their pledge of allegiance to al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a joint statement eulogizing al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri’s deputy in Syria, Ahmed Hassan Abu al-Khayr al-Masri.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a joint statement regarding the death of the “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdul Rahman in an American prison, eulogizing him and urging fighters to take revenge.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video memorializing Abu al-Noor al-Andalusi, a commander from the Spanish enclave of Melilla who was killed in a raid by French commandos in Mali in March 2016.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) previewed a forthcoming video eulogy for Abu al-Noor al-Andalusi, a commander from the Spanish enclave of Melilla who was killed in a raid by French commandos in Mali in March 2016.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed destroying a Malian army vehicle between Timbuktu and Goundam.

The Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released the third episode in its pictorial video series on fighters in northern Mali.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published a message from a fighter in the Algerian mountains calling on Muslims to express support for afflicted civilians in the Ganfouda area of Benghazi.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) eulogized a former official who was killed in Algeria’s Jijel province on January 20, 2017.

In the wake of the suicide bombing claimed by al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) on Malian army and Azawadi militia barracks in Gao, the group’s Sahara division released an audio speech from a Shariah official threatening additional operations.

A jihadi group calling itself "Ansaroul Islam" (Ansar al-Islam) claimed the December 16, 2016, attack on a Burkinabe military position in Nassoumbou, and attacking two "hypocrite collaborators" in Djibo and Sibé, all of which are located in northern Burkina Faso.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published an interview with Abu Hayyan ‘Assim, a member of its Shariah Committee and a group judge, focusing on the religious deviation and extremism of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in Algeria that ultimately led to its defeat, and applying its lessons to jihadi groups elsewhere and in Syria in particular.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claiming killing nearly 80 Malian soldiers and militiamen in a suicide bombing on their barracks executed by a fighter from its al-Murabitoon Battalion.

Al-Qaeda (AQ) leader Ayman al-Zawahiri gave a eulogy for two slain officials from al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and the Nusra Front (NF), and continued to attack the Islamic State (IS).

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed a rocket attack targeting French forces in Timbuktu Airport on the eve of the 27th Africa-France Summit in the Malian capital, Bamako.

The al-Murabitoon Battalion of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing and wounding at least five Malian soldiers in a raid on their checkpoint in Ansongo.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a third proof-of-life video of Swiss hostage Beatrice Stockly, wherein she greets her family and thanks the Swiss government for their efforts.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed wounding a number of a Tunisian soldiers in a mine blast on Mount Ouargha.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video showcasing attacks and preparations by its Uqba bin Nafi Battalion in Tunisia.

Al-Ribat Foundation, the media arm of the al-Murabitoon Battalion of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), published a photo of the car bombs utilized by the group in its recent attack at Gao airport in Mali.

The al-Murabitoon Battalion of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed a four-man suicide raid on "Crusader" forces at Gao airport, and published a photo report showing the participating fighters and their preparations.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed two rocket strikes on a French airbase in the Malian city of Timbuktu, and published a photo report of one of the attacks.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released the second episode in its "Traitors" video series, identifying four men, three of whom it executed, and one who repented and was freed.

The al-Murabitoon Battalion of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed attacks on MINUSMA and Malian forces in separate incidents.

A group purporting to consist of "some of the most distinguished of the mujahideen of the Islamic Maghreb" published the first issue of a magazine called "Al-Huda" (Guidance), concerning global jihad and that in North Africa in particular.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video of Iulian Gherguţ, Romanian security officer who was kidnapped in Burkina Faso in April 2015.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from its leader, Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, calling on Muslims to support their brethren in Benghazi, and exhorting Libyans to rise up and fight.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from the head of its “Council of Dignitaries,” Abu Obeida Yusuf al-‘Annabi, rallying fighters in North Africa and the Sahara on the occasion of Eid al-Adha.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), denied a link to the clash between militants and security forces in Karma, and mourned victims of the truck accident in Khamouda.

After its Uqba bin Nafi Battalion issued a communique claiming credit for the attack on Tunisian soldiers on Mount Semmama, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published its own message, reporting that at least six soldiers were killed.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed credit for the attack on Tunisian soldiers on Mount Semmama in Kasserine.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed credit for the assassination of Hammatta Ag Oumalha, a Malian army officer, outside his home in Timbuktu, and threatened similar "traitors".

Al-Ribat Media Foundation of al-Murabitoon, a division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Mali, published photos from the "lions' den" in the north of the country.

Moktar Belmoktar (AKA Khalid Abu al-Abbas), the leader of the al-Murabitoon branch of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), decried French military involvement in Libya and called on Libyan Muslims to fight.

Moktar Belmoktar (AKA Khalid Abu al-Abbas), the leader of the al-Murabitoon branch of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), reportedly decried the French military involvement in Libya and claimed that French intelligence agents are present in the south of the country.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced the death of a prominent commander, Abu Khaythama (Ahmed Jabri), in a clash in Bouzeguène in Algeria's Tizi Ouzou province.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced the death of a Mauritanian commander, Abu Bakr al-Shinqiti, during a raid on Malian army barracks near the border between Mali and Burkina Faso.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed attacks by its “Nasser Brigade” on Malian and MINUSMA forces in Menaka.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from the leader of its Sahara division, Jemal Oukacha (AKA Yahya Abu al-Hammam), inciting against France and calling on Muslims to fight.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed bombing a French military vehicle in the Malian city of Gao and killing its occupants.

Amidst its campaign promoting the cause of fighters in Benghazi, Libya, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from the head of its “Council of Dignitaries,” Abu Obeida Yusuf al-'Annabi, praising the fighters and rallying them to continue their jihad.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a message from a fighter in Benghazi giving a vague warning that a jihadist “flame” in the city is nearing its end.

The Sahara division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a new proof-of-life video of Swiss hostage Beatrice Stockly.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Murabitoon division, used the example of a suicide bombing on French forces in Mali in Ramadan 1435 (July 2014) to incite Muslims and fighters to strike during the holy month.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video biography of a slain fighter and scholar named Abu Ilyas Abdul Hamid, who fought in Afghanistan, and who was among hundreds of inmates freed in the Tazult-Lambese prison break in eastern Algeria in March 1994.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published photos of two fighters killed in the attacks on MINUSMA forces in the Malian city of Gao.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement on the May 31, 2016, attacks on MINUSMA forces in the Malian city of Gao, declaring the operation to be an act of revenge for France "treacherously" killing four fighters.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) reported that its al-Murabitoon battalion engaged in a clash with "Crusader occupation forces," referring to MINUSMA, in the Malian city of Gao.

The Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released the second episode in its pictorial video series on fighters in northern Mali.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed a rocket attack on a mining base operated by the French energy company Areva in Niger, and declared that "companies of the Crusader thieves" are legitimate targets.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Murabitoon division, called on Malian Muslims in the country's desert region to support jihad, and promoted a December 2012 message from Moktar Belmokar.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Murabitoon division, published photo of garrisoned fighters in Mali, as well as photos of their preparing food.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Murabitoon division, released photos and a video of the violent demonstration in Kidal, Mali, and applauded protestors and called them to stand with fighters.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of the al-Murabitoon division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), released photos of the rockets fired at the BP-Statoil gas plant in In Salah, Algeria, in March 2016.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) each gave eulogies for Abu Firas al-Suri, an official in al-Qaeda's branch in Syria, the Nusra Front.

The Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, the Tunisian branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), denied murdering a woman in Kasserine governorate and accused the government of perpetrating the crime as a means to mobilize public opinion against its fighters.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) reported that its Tunisian branch, the Uqba bin Nafi Battalion, ambushed National Guard forces in Bouchebka.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement on its rocket attack on a BP-Statoil gas plant in In Salah, Algeria, threatening both the Algerian government and Western companies, specifically those extracting shale gas.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed credit for the rocket attack on a BP gas plant in Algeria, declaring that it comes within its "war on the interest of the Crusaders in every place".

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published photos of the three suicide attackers involved in the deadly raid at the Grand Bassam tourist resort in Ivory Coast, and identified them as belonging to its al-Murabitoon and Sahara units.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement on its deadly attack at the Grand Bassam beach resort in Ivory Coast, calling it a "den of espionage and conspiracies," and threatening African states participating in the French-led war on fighters in the Sahel.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed credit for the deadly shooting at the Grand Bassam beach resort in Ivory Coast.

Fighters in the Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video threatening France, asserting French media censors the “damage” AQIM has caused the French military, and featuring footage of politicians who AQIM perceives as leading a war on Islam.