نشأة تنظيم القاعدة في بلاد المغرب الإسلامي و علاقاته المركبة بشبكات الجريمة المنظمة 2007-2011

Abstract EN

Between 2007 and 2011, the Maghreb and the Sahel region witnessed the spread of terrorist groups similar to local organizations such as the Salafist Group for Call and Combat in Algeria, which was defined as a retreat toward the Sahara in 2007 due to the victories Algeria has known in its fight against terrorism.

In the face of this situation, this group declared its loyalty to Al-Qaeda Network and declared itself a regional organization under the name of Al-Qaeda Network in the Islamic Maghreb, which witnessed a great growth in its activities, especially as the countries of the Sahel like Mali, Niger and Mauritania know weakness and fragility in the security institutions, lack of development and lack of resources.

All of this has led AQIM to take control of the region, to link up with organized crime organizations and to exchange benefits by providing security to them, in return for guaranteeing them financial resources through smuggling activities, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, and money laundering.