Algeria Terrorism Events

Al Qaeda’s slain Algerian leader was mastermind of major terror attacks

October 22, 2019 Today News Al Qaida

Origin from: algeria

A senior Algerian commander in al-Qaeda’s Uqba bin Nafi Battalion (KUBN) was killed in a joint military operation on Monday, Tunisia’s Ministry of Interior said. Murad al-Shayeb, 36, was killed by Tunisian security and military forces in Kasserine governorate near the[...]

Woman goes on trial in Dusseldorf for keeping three Yazidi women as slaves after joining the Islamic State

October 17, 2019 Today News ISIL / Terrorism

Origin from: germany Associated States: algeria;

A German-Algerian woman accused of joining Islamic State and keeping three Yazidi women as slaves in Syria has gone on trial. Proceedings against the 21-year-old, identified only as Sarah O in line with German privacy rules, opened Wednesday at the Dusseldorf[...]

Algerian Terrorists behind Tunisia’s terror attack

September 3, 2019 Today News Terrorist

Origin from: tunisia Associated States: algeria;

Tunisia’s Mosaique Radio said that two of the terrorist fighters that opened fire on Tunisian police guards on Monday, September 2 were Algerians

Algerian authorities seize terrorist weapons and destroyed explosives workshops

September 2, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

Origin from: algeria

The Algerian army announced it confiscated an arsenal belonging to terrorists, including 105 missiles and rocket launchers, during August. The Ministry of Defense published the extensive results of the operations in desert areas and the eastern and western borders, where extremist[...]

Algerian authorities arrested five people for planning attacks on demonstrators

July 15, 2019 Today News Terrorist Threat

Origin from: algeria

The Algerian army has arrested five suspects for planning “attacks” against anti-government demonstrations, the defense ministry said on Sunday in reference to the popular...

Sahel-Sahara region is the next Islamic State stronghold

May 16, 2019 Today News ISIL / Terrorism

Associated States: mali; niger; algeria; libya; chad; burkina faso;

The vast Sahel-Sahara region, which spans Mali, Niger, Algeria, Libya, Chad, Burkina Faso and Mauritania, has become home to such terrorist organisations...

Al Qaeda reveals support for Qatar-based Algerian exile

May 1, 2019 Today News Al Qaida / Terrorism

Associated States: qatar; algeria;

Qatari support for extremists linked to terror organisations has pitched back into focus following the death of Abbassi Madani, the founder of Algeria’s...