The Local and global Jihad of al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib

Author: Filiu, Jean-Pierre

Source: The Middle East Journal, Volume 63, Number 2, Spring 2009 , pp. 213-226(14)

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Abstract:

Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghrib (AQIM) was founded in 2007 as the latest offshoot of the global jihad. But it is deeply rooted in a long and complex history of Algerian violence, with the "Afghan" volunteers in the 1980s, the civil war raging in the 1990s, and the more recent crisis of the jihadi networks. Despite all its global rhetoric, AQIM has not fully transcended its local dynamics, between its Kabylia strongholds and its Saharan groups.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3751/63.2.12

Publication date: 2009-03-01

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The Middle East Institute has published The Middle East Journal quarterly since 1947. The Journal provides original and objective research and analysis, as well as source material, on the area from Morocco to Pakistan and including Central Asia. The Journal provides the background necessary for an understanding and appreciation of the region's political and economic development, cultural heritage, ethnic and religious diversity.
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