Houka Houka Ag Alhousseini
Houka Houka Ag Alhousseini is an active fighter for the designated terrorist organization Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM). He has been responsible for tax collection...
AQIM
Hassan Hattab
Hassan Hattab (a.k.a. Abu Hamza) is the founder and first leader of the Algerian Islamist rebel group Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC). Born...
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in North Africa after Al-Ashmawi
North Africa has been an arena for rivalry between the Islamic State group (IS) and its affiliates and Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and...
Four siblings sentenced to 50 years in jail on terror charges
A Tunisian court sentenced three brothers to 48 years in jail. Two were convicted on charges of joining the ISIS terror group and the third...
Financing of the terror attacks in France
France became a more targeted country for Islamic terror in the past 6 years. From a single individual terror attack to a major multi -...
Wanas Al-Faqih
Wanas is an Al-Qaida in the Islamic Mahgreb associate who planned the March 18, 2015 Bardo Museum attack in Tunis, Tunisia that killed at least...
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb or AQIM, is an Islamist militant organization which aims to overthrow the Algerian government and institute an Islamic state.
Mounir Ben Dhaou Ben Brahim Ben Helal
Tunisian national Helal facilitates the travel and activities of foreign terrorist fighters, utilizing his experience in establishing and securing travel routes. As of late 2012,...
African terrorist groups unite and pledge allegiance to al-Qaeda
Three Al-Qaeda-affiliated jihadi groups based in Africa’s Sahel region have announced a merger, creating a unified militant base in a region threatened by instability. A...
Saleck Ould Cheikh Mohamedou
Saleck is a senior operative in Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQMI). He is accused of masterminding a 2007 attack that left four French tourists...
Abu Ubaydah Yusuf Al-Anabi
Al-Anabi is an Algerian al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) member. He is the leader of AQIM’s Council of Notables and serves as AQIM’s Media...
Nasur Muhammad Awad al-Ghidani Al-Harbi
In mid-2015, Saudi Arabian national al-Harbi (an ISIL leader in Yemen), allegedly recruited for ISIL's military forces in Yemen. Around 2014, al-Harbi received funding to...