Title Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb : shadow of terror over the Sahel, from 2007 / Al J. Venter ; photographs by Yann Peducasse

Published Barnsley, South Yorkshire : Pen & Sword Military, an imprint of Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations, maps Series History of terror Contents Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of Maps; Introduction; 1. The War in West Africa; 2. Overview of a Desert Campaign; 3. France's Fifty-Year Conquest of the Sahel; 4. The French Foreign Legion; 5. The Tuaregs and AQIM; 6. Why did France Intervene Militarily?; 7. Operations Serval and Barkhane; 8. Third World Chariot: The Toyota Pickup; 9. Understanding AQIM's Religious Credo; 10. Drones, Reaction and Retaliation; Notes Summary Insurgencies in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and elsewhere the majority linked to al Qaeda are in the news on an almost daily basis. But very little surfaces about a festering insurgency that has been on the go for six years in West Africa under the acronym of AQIM, or al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. This low-level series of guerrilla conflicts is widespread and sporadic, covering an area as vast as Europe. Nigeria has been drawn into the equation because its Boko Haram insurgent faction maintains close ties with AQIM and Islamic State. For now though, the focus is on Mali where several jihadist groups despite formal peace agreements remain active. Involved is the French army and air force as well as the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) as well as the European Union Capacity Building Mission (EUCAP). The insurrection that fostered all this broke out early 2012 when President Franois Hollande announced the beginning of Operation Serval. Five hours later the first squadrons of French Gazelle helicopter gunships began attacking Islamist columns. A day later French fighter jets based in Chad, almost 2,000 kilometers away, were making sorties against rebel ground targets in northern Mali Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Insurgency -- Mali -- History -- 21st century Terrorism -- Mali -- Prevention -- International cooperation HISTORY -- Africa -- West. Diplomatic relations Insurgency Politics and government Terrorism -- Prevention -- International cooperation Mali -- Politics and government -- 1991- Mali -- History, Military -- 21st century Mali -- Foreign relations -- France France -- Foreign relations -- Mali Africa, French-speaking West -- Foreign relations -- France France -- Foreign relations -- Africa, French-speaking West France -- History, Military -- 21st century French-speaking Western Africa France Mali Genre/Form History Military history Form Electronic book Author Peducasse, Yann, photographer ISBN 9781526728746 1526728745

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