Algeria: October 9, 2003

Archives

  Over the last several weeks, thousands of troops have been combing the eastern mountains, seeking suspected rebel camps. Aerial reconnaissance and interrogations of captured rebels has led the army to believed they know where GSPC (Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat) camps are. The GSPC has worked with al Qaeda in the past it and it was feared that some al Qaeda may have fled from Afghanistan to Algeria. Dozens (or more) of the al Qaeda in Afghanistan were Algerian, as are many members of al Qaeda world wide. The operations in the east have left at least 33 rebels dead and many more family members of rebels captured. Because of the war on terror, GSPC (and the smaller GIA) have lost contributions from overseas, and support from many Algerians at home. 

 

X

ad

Help Keep Us From Drying Up

We need your help! Our subscription base has slowly been dwindling.

Each month we count on your contributions. You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.
  2. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  3. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close