Insurgency in the Maghreb (2002–present)
April 11, 2002
Islamist groups, mainly al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, have fought governments in Algeria and nearby states. The insurgency grew out of the Algerian Civil War and spread into the Sahel.
Battles 1
February 15, 2011
Key commanders
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Barack Obama
belligerent leader
Donald Trump
belligerent leader
Joe Biden
belligerent leader
Nicolas Sarkozy
belligerent leader
Emmanuel Macron
belligerent leader
Vladimir Putin
belligerent leader
Abdelmadjid Tebboune
belligerent leader
Romuald Wadagni
belligerent leader
Patrice Talon
belligerent leader
Thomas Boni Yayi
belligerent leader
Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba
belligerent leader
Roch Marc Christian Kaboré
belligerent leader
Ibrahim Traoré
belligerent leader
Alassane Ouattara
belligerent leader
Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta
belligerent leader
Assimi Goïta
belligerent leader
Bah Ndaw
belligerent leader
Dioncounda Traoré
belligerent leader
Amadou Toumani Touré
belligerent leader
Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz
belligerent leader
Mohamed Ould Ghazouani
belligerent leader
Mahamadou Issoufou
belligerent leader
Mohamed Bazoum
belligerent leader
Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé
belligerent leader
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
belligerent leader
Al-Qaeda 11
Abubakar Shekau
belligerent leader
Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
military commander
Iyad Ag Ghaly
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Mokhtar Belmokhtar
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Ibrahim Malam Dicko
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Abdelmalek Droukdel
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Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
belligerent leader
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
military commander
Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi
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Amari Saifi
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Nabil Sahraoui
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Adnan Abu Walid al-Sahrawi
military commander
Iyad Ag Ghaly
military commander
Mokhtar Belmokhtar
military commander
Ibrahim Malam Dicko
military commander
Abdelmalek Droukdel
military commander
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
belligerent leader
Abu Hafs al-Hashimi al-Qurashi
military commander
Abu Ubaidah Youssef al-Annabi
military commander
Amari Saifi
military commander
Nabil Sahraoui
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