Jean-Pierre Filiu

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Al-Qaeda Is Dead, Long Live Al-Qaeda

The former Iraqi branch of al-Qaeda has become an important driving force behind the global jihad, in its current guise as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, or ISIL.

  • Jean-Pierre Filiu
· April 22, 2014
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Could Al-Qaeda Turn African in the Sahel?

Regional cooperation and discreet aid from the West are critical for countries to regain control of their territory and prevent al-Qaeda from gaining ground in Africa.

  • Jean-Pierre Filiu
· June 10, 2010
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Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

The global aims of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb—an Algerian jihadi group—have been thwarted by the Algerian government’s more effective military strategy and the collapse of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

  • Jean-Pierre Filiu
· November 30, 2009
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
April 29, 2009

The 2006 launch of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) created fear that a new international terrorist network would start operating on Europe’s doorstep. But the organization has failed to expand.