Algeria
Official Version of Events Leading to 1996 Beheading of French Monks Challenged
Over the course of the last decade, witness statements and various investigations by journalists from both sides of the Mediterranean have sparked different theories on the killings.
‘Uncatchable’ Jihadi Leader Reported Killed in Libya
Mokhtar Belmokhtar evaded authorities for so long that the French intelligence service dubbed him 'The Uncatchable'. He's been reported dead several times before but later reappeared.
Algeria Says 22 Militants Killed in Raid Were Plotting to Attack the Country’s Capital
The Algerian military has not confirmed the affiliation of the slain jihadists, but they reportedly belonged to an al Qaeda splinter group that has pledged loyalty to the Islamic State.
Islamic State Accepts Boko Haram's Pledge of Allegiance and Claims their Caliphate Has Spread to Africa
The Nigerian militant group is the latest of at least 31 groups who have reportedly pledged support to the Islamic State since August. And their pledge has apparently been warmly received.
Violence Flares Over Halliburton’s Fracking Tests In Algeria
Ongoing protests over the government’s plans to tap shale gas reserves in the Sahara turn violent.
Rebels In Northern Mali Seek 'Reasonable Delay' Before Signing Peace Deal
After months of negotiating, a coalition of rebel groups has asked for more time to present a UN-brokered peace deal to their local supporters.
Protests Against Fracking in the Sahara Desert Are Spreading in Algeria
The small town of In Salah is at the center of growing public opposition toward the Algerian government’s interest in using hydraulic fracturing in the Sahara.
Algerian Army Kills Jihadist Leader Behind Murder of French Hostage Hervé Gourdel
Abdelmalek Gouri was the head of Jund al Khilafah or Soldiers of the Caliphate, an al Qaeda splinter group which pledged allegiance to the Islamic State before abducting and beheading the 55-year-old tourist.
French Universities to School Algerian Imams in Secular Traditions
France wants visiting imams to be trained in the ways of French secular society to tackle the country's growing issue of Islamic fundamentalism.
French Judges Arrive in Algeria to Investigate Unsolved Beheading of Monks
The visit coincides with an autopsy that may help determine whether a radical Islamist group or the Algerian army should be held responsible for mysterious killings that occurred in 1996.
Jihadists Suspected of Killing UN Peacekeepers in Mali
Nine UN peacekeepers were killed early Friday morning during a brazen ambush carried out by suspected al Qaeda-linked militants in Mali near the border with Niger.
The 'Soldiers of the Caliphate': Algerian Militants Execute French Citizen Over Iraq Airstrikes
Jund al-Khalifah said they would kill Hervé Gourdel if France did not halt actions against the Islamic State. Now they seem to have carried out their threat.