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.”

A jihadist gave advice to Islamic State (IS) supporters seeking to travel from Tunisia to Turkey presumably to enter Iraq or Syria.

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

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

The Islamic State’s (IS) ‘Amaq News Agency reported that IS fighters in the northern Algerian province of Blida ambushed security forces.

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.

The Islamic State (IS) continued to threaten Coptic Christians in Egypt, warning in the 71st issue of its al-Naba newspaper, that those who do not submit to Islam or pay a tax to live within its land will be killed.

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.

Algeria Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed credit for the suicide bombing at a police station in the northeastern city of Constantine.

In the 68th issue of its weekly newspaper al-Naba, the Islamic State (IS) provided a detailed report on the beheading of a spy for the Algerian intelligence in the country’s Jijel province.

Arabic report posted on Telegram on February 14, 2017, ‘Amaq stated that fighters “slaughtered,” meaning beheaded, an “agent” for the Algerian intelligence.

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.

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 (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).

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.

'Amaq News Agency of the Islamic State (IS) reported that IS fighters assassinated a policeman in the Algerian city of Constantine, and posted a photo of his confiscated weapon.

The Islamic State’s (IS’) Algeria Province claimed detonating an explosive device on a convoy of the Algerian army in the city of Tamalous on October 9, 2016.

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.

Algeria Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing four Algerian soldiers in bombings in Jijel.

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 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".

Three Algerian soldiers were killed in a clash with Islamic State (IS) fighters in Algeria's Bouira province, according to a report from the IS-linked 'Amaq News Agency.

Al-Ribat Media Foundation, the media arm of the al-Murabitoon division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), released a video will of an Algerian fighter who was killed alongside the group’s former leader.

The Islamic State (IS)-linked ‘Amaq News Agency reported the killing and wounding of Algerian soldiers with explosive devices in Skikda province of northeastern Algeria.

Jemal Oukacha (AKA Yahya Abu al-Hammam), the leader of the Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), participated in an interview with the Mauritanian news agency al-Akhbar, discussing the group’s position on the Islamic State (IS), its relationship with Ansar Dine and the Macina Liberation Front, and its work to focus on targeting French interests.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) called on Muslims to punish Abdul Majeed Sidi Sa’eed, the Secretary General of the Algerian Workers Union, for comments he made insulting Islam.

Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released an audio speech from former Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Qosi (AKA Khubaib al-Sudani) giving a eulogy for Abu al-Hassan al-Bulaydi and reminding fighters not to stop attacking the West and America specifically.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced that Abu al-Hassan Rashid al-Bulaydi, a long-standing official in the group and the head of its Shariah Committee, was killed in an ambush in Algeria’s Tizi Ouzou province.

Algeria Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed killing and wounding a number of Algerian soldiers in the city of Constantine by detonating improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on their foot patrol.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published a photo report on its distributing propaganda and calling on civilians to offer them support at a fake checkpoint near the city of Batna in northern Algeria.

The Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from Abu Abdul Rahman Ali al-Sanhaji, the group’s deputy Shariah judge, inciting Muslims in North and West Africa for jihad.

Algeria Province of the Islamic State (IS) claimed bombing Algerian forces in the city of Constantine.

The Islamic State (IS)-linked ‘Amaq News Agency reported that IS fighters struck Algerian soldiers in the city of Constantine in Algeria’s Constantine province.

The Sahara branch of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) reportedly claimed killing two “agents” of France in Algeria.

Al-Khayr Province, the division of the Islamic State (IS) for Deir al-Zour, Syria, released a video featuring Belgian, Algerian, and Tajik fighters promoting the Paris attacks and calling upon lone wolves to emulate the actions of its perpetrators.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from Ansar Dine leader Iyad Ag Ghaly calling for attacks on French interests and rejecting the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.

Ansar al-Shariah in Libya announced the death of one of its military officials amidst fighting in Benghazi, after which al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) offered a eulogy and noted his fighting in Algeria and Libya.

Algeria Province of the Islamic State (IS) released an audio speech from a representative promoting the IS, congratulating its provinces in Iraq, Khorasan, Libya, and Syria, and remarking that Russia will fail in its mission against the group.

Al-Qaeda called Muslims to commit to a “rightly-guided jihad” in order to restore the Caliphate, and to stay away from the Islamic State (IS) and its self-declared Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and thus avoid the past “tragedies” in Algeria and Afghanistan.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from the head of its “Council of Dignitaries,” Abu Obeida Yusuf al-‘Annabi, calling on Muslims to reclaim their lost glory and dignity by attacking multinational corporations and Western capitals.

The “Protectors of the Salafist Call” (Humat al-Da’wa al-Salafiya), an Algeria-based jihadi group that had joined al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in December 2013, announced its pledge of allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The leader of the Central Region division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed that the fighters who defected from the al-Ansar Battalion to the Islamic State (IS) are only a “few”.

A group of fighters from the “al-Ansar Battalion” in Algeria pledged allegiance to Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The Islamic State (IS) released the video version of the audio pledge given in July 2015 from the “al-Ghurabaa’ Brigade,” which had identified itself as a former division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Algerian city of Constantine.

The al-Malahem Battalion, a subgroup of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), claimed an attack on an Algerian military barracks in Batna. The message, dated July 25, 2015, was released by AQIM’s al-Andalus Media Foundation.

The “al-Ghurabaa’ Brigade,” which identified itself as a former division of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in the Algerian city of Constantine, pledged allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State (IS), Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) denied reports that Algerian soldiers killed 16 of its fighters in Ain Defla province, and claimed that they are safe and none are hurt.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing 14 soldiers in an ambush in Ain Defla province of northern Algeria and published photos of bloodied corpses and weapons and gear taken as war spoils.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing two policemen and wounding others in a “quick” operation in Algeria’s Bouira province.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed credit for two attacks in Algeria’s Batna province targeting Algerian military officers and guardsmen.

A fighter in the Damascus division of the Islamic State (IS) in Syria congratulated colleagues in Algeria for pledging to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and prayed that all fighters will be able to pray in the White House.

The Islamic State (IS) released an audio speech from a representative of fighters from the “Skikda Battalion” in Algeria, or what is called “Ansar al-Khilafah Battalion in the Mountains of the Most Gracious,” pledging allegiance to its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) gave a eulogy for Ali Abu Muhammad al-Dagestani, the leader of the Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus), who was killed in a clash with Russian forces in Dagestan.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) gave eulogies for slain officials in al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and Ajnad Misr (Soldiers of Egypt).

Two divisions of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) have allegedly offered support to the Islamic State (IS), acknowledging its “Caliphate” and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdaid, as “Caliph”.

The al-Jaza’ir (Algeria) provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) has issued its first claims of credit for operations, stating that its fighters assassinated two gendarmes outside a café in al-Adjiba municipality of Bouira province, and attacked soldiers and police in Bouira and Medea.

Al-Jaza’ir (Algeria) Province of the Islamic State (IS) congratulated the Nigeria-based jihadi group Jama’at Ahl al-Sunnah Lil Dawa Wal Jihad, or what is known as Boko Haram, for its pledging allegiance to IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

The Anbar provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) published a photo report on suicide bombings by two Moroccan fighters and an Algerian on Iraqi forces stationed near the Yabani Bridge.

A message attributed to Abu al-Hassan Rashid bin Muhammad al-Bulaydi, the head of the Judicial Authority in al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), remarked on France, Charlie Hebdo, and insults to the Prophet Muhammad.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) published a brief biography of a slain Algerian fighter it identified as Sa'ad Abu al-Dahdah al-'Assemi (AKA Bu'Alaam Sharif).

Afriqiyah Media, a jihadi media group, released a posthumous video from a slain fighter in the Uqba bin Nafi Battalion urging his colleagues to be patient and steadfast, and calling Algerians to open a warfront.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a statement praising the attacks on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris, and urging Muslims to follow the example of the gunmen.

The ar-Raqqah provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) released a video featuring fighters celebrating the recent pledge to IS and Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi from jihadi groups in Sinai, Algeria, Yemen, and the Arabian Peninsula.

The Ninawa provincial division of the Islamic State (IS) released a video showing its fighters handing out flyers and candy to civilians in celebration of the recent pledges from Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.

In the third message in a series from fighters in Algeria, Libya, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen pledging allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, "Jund al-Khilafah in Algeria" reiterated its pledge.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released an audio speech from Abu Hayyan 'Assim, a member of its Shariah Committee, promoting the bonds of faith-based brotherhood, and calling Muslims to unite against the enemy.

Jund al-Khilafah in Algeria, a jihadist group that had previously released a video of its beheading a French citizen in support of the Islamic State (IS), reiterated its pledge of allegiance to the IS and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, in a new video.

Jihadist and jihadist-supporting accounts on Twitter reacted to the video by Jund al-Khilafah, an Algerian jihadist group that has sworn allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), showing the beheading of French hostage Hervé Gourdel in response to U.S. aerial strikes in Syria.

Jund al-Khilafah in Algeria beheaded its French hostage, Hervé Gourdel, after having given a 24-hour deadline for French President Francois Hollande to stop airstrikes on the Islamic State (IS).

Jund al-Khilafah in Algeria, which had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS), claimed credit for the kidnapping of a Frenchman, and announced that it is their fulfilling the order of IS spokesman Abu Muhammad al-‘Adnani to attack citizens of countries participating in the U.S.-led coalition against the group.

A group calling itself "Jund al-Khilafah (Soldiers of the Caliphate) in Algeria," comprised of the al-Huda Battalion and unidentified Algerian jihadi brigades, announced its formation and the renewal of its pledge of allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) and its leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a video on the Algeria-based "Protectors of the Salafist Call" (Humat al-Da'wa al-Salafiya) joining its ranks.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing and injuring more than 30 Algerian soldiers in a revenge attack in Jijel for the death of a fighter’s daughter over two months ago.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) congratulated the Islamic State in Iraq and Sham (ISIS) for its conquests in Iraq’s Ninawa and Salah al-Din provinces and hoped that they may divert attention from the infighting in Syria and enable the problems to be solved.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed killing and seriously injuring nearly 30 Algerian soldiers in an ambush in Iboudraren district of Tizi Ouzou province.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) threatened revenge against the Algerian army for the killing of a fighter's young daughter in Jijel province.

Al-Murabitoon, the group borne from the merger of the al-Mulathameen Brigade and Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa, reportedly threatened France for its involvement in the war in Mali, and gave a detailed list of its attacks in 2013.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a posthumous video from a slain military commander speaking on the unity of Muslims and the fighters' desire to dispel the idea of borders between countries.

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On December 5, 2013, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) joined the long list of al-Qaeda affiliates with a presence on Twitter.

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Two of the most high-profile jihadi attacks during 2013 displayed a striking similarity in targets and tactics, raising the possibility that the attacks are on the vanguard of an emerging trend in jihadi operations.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced that the Algeria-based "Humat al-Da'wa al-Salafiya" (Protectors of the Salafist Call) has joined its ranks.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed 11 attacks in Algeria in the second episode of its video roundup of recent releases, including ambushes in Tizi Ouzou province and bombings and other strikes in Bouira, Boumerdes, Jijel and Tebessa.

The video of the BP oil facility raid in In Aménas, Algeria, in January 2013, and the twin raids in Niger in May 2013, among other attacks, was released.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official Abu Abdul Ilah Ahmed al-Jijeli urged Muslims to give owning weapons a higher priority than having food and work in an article questioning the legitimacy of Arab armies.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) denied having a role in the death of three recruits and charged Algerian "death squads" with responsibility, saying they framed the fighters for the incident.

Abu Abdul Ilah Ahmed al-Jijeli, the chief of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Andalus Media Foundation, called upon Algerian Muslims to expose alleged abuses by Algerian security forces and protest their actions.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announced that the eight European hostages it is holding are safe and that a video of them is forthcoming.

Shortly after images of Algerian President Abdelaziz Boutefilka were published in the Algerian media for the first time since he suffered a mini-stroke in April 2013, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a statement that "big meanings" and "connotations" are to be found in them.

The Ansar al-Mujahideen Network announced an open interview opportunity with Abu Yahya al-Shanqiti, a Mauritanian member of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) Shariah Committee, and presented a brief autobiography from the official.

Ahmed Abu Abdul Ilah, the head of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Andalus Media Foundation, remarked on the prolonged public absence of Algerian President Abdelaziz Boueflika, believing that he is either dead or politically finished, and said that regardless, the US Ambassador is the actual ruler in the country.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed that the Algerian military used a hallucinogenic toxin against fighters in order to capture them during a combing mission in Bouira, and this act proves the Algerian Defense Ministry's "state of despair".

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed five attacks in Bouira, Boumerdes and Tizi Ouzou provinces of Algeria, including bombings, rocket launchings and clashes against Algerian municipal guards and soldiers.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) raised the issue of female students at the University of Jijel allegedly being denied their request for a mosque, and asked students throughout Algeria to protest.

The head of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's (AQIM) al-Andalus Media Foundation, Ahmed Abu Abdul Ilah, alleged that an official in the Algerian government-owned Sonatrach oil company didn't commit suicide but was murdered, and urged Algerians to wrest control of the country from their leaders via revolution.

Two jihadist networks, Sinam al-Islam and Jaljalat, together offered a bounty for the murder of Algerian Culture Minister Khalida Toumi due to negative comments she reportedly made about Muslim prayer and pilgrimage.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) questioned the Algerian government's campaign to root out corruption in the country, claiming that Algerian intelligence and military officials are the most corrupt.

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) gave condolences to Yemeni Muslims and al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in particular for the death of radical Yemeni cleric Awad Ba Nijar, and denied a statement attributed to it about the "true face" of the "Crusader conspiracy" against Muslims.