African Journal of
Political Science and International Relations

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Pol. Sci. Int. Relat.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0832
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJPSIR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 405

Full Length Research Paper

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb: the evolution from Algerian Islamism to transnational terror

David H. Gray1* and Erik Stockham2
1Department of Government and History, Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina, USA. 2Diplomacy Department, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, USA.
Email: [email protected]

  •  Accepted: 06 December 2008
  •  Published: 31 December 2008

Abstract

For over the past half century, Algeria has suffered from on-going political violence and terrorism. The international rise of al-Qaeda has brought this radical movement to this already-troubled North African nation. This scholarly work describes in details how Algerian Islamism has evolved into transnational terrorism. Specifically, this paper will explore how al-Qaeda has now become deeply rooted in the Islamic Maghreb.

 

Key words: Al-Qaeda, Algeria, Maghreb, Islamism, international terrorism, international security issues.

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