Crisis inside the GSPC / Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb after the 4/11 attacks

By Olivier Guitta

After the bombing yesterday in Tizi Ouzou, it is interesting to take a look at the internal dissensions inside the GSPC/AQIM.
From The Croissant comes this story:

First, regarding the Algiers April 11 bombings:
2 out of the 3 suicide bombers were identified,the logistical network behind it has been dismantled and the ingredients used in the bombs were a mix of chemical products, mostly fertilizers and were equipped with a double trigger mechanism: one triggered by the suicide bombers and one remotely.
This attack led to a crisis in the GSPC / Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. Indeed Abdelwadoud Droudkel [aka Abu Moussab], GSPC’s chief, decided to use, instead of [a guerilla war], terror bombings that are easy to commit, less costly in human lives [for his troops not the victims].
This new tactic did not go well with some in the GSPC’s ranks but the April 11 attacks were the last straw

There is major turmoil inside the GSPC. According to some ex-GSPC elements, Droudkel’s idea to merge with Al Qaeda and perpetrate terror attacks under this banner was not approved by lots of his close associates.

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