NEFA Foundation: "Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" Claims "Victories in Algeria and Mauritania"

By Evan Kohlmann

The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated the latest communiqué issued by "the Al-Qaida Network in the Islamic Maghreb" (formerly known as the Salafist Group for Prayer and Combat, GSPC) claiming responsibility for recent terrorist attacks in Algeria and neighboring Mauritania. According to the statement, "This operation has come at a time when the Israeli flag was seen raised in the beloved, but tarnished city of Nouakchott... at a time when the Mauritanian regime has consumed itself with supporting the crusaders, arresting young Muslim men, spreading hunger among its people—and all while guarding its lords… and fighting against the jihad and the mujahideen... We inform the slaves of America and France to be prepared for more horrific events coming their way.”

The communique also discussed the recent suicide bombing attack on a United Nations complex in Algiers, mocking the supposed ineptitude of the Algerian government: "Behold as your Interior Minister attempts to hide the facts from you. Despite the fact that he knew the intentions of the mujahideen to attack the United Nations headquarters and the Constitutional Council once he had seized the surveillance video found on the cell phone of commander Sufyan Abu Haydara, the mujahideen were still able to penetrate their fortresses, causing them much damage.”

An English translation of the statement can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.

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