Terrorist Bombings in Algeria: Previous CT Blog Posts on Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (updated Dec. 12 with link to transcript)
By Andrew Cochran
UPDATE, Dec. 12: Evan Kohlmann first reported that Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb claims credit for the bombings. The NEFA Foundation has an English transcript available, and here is an AP story on it: "The group identified the suicide bombers as Ibrahim Abu Othman, who attacked the U.N. building, and Abdel-Rahman Abu Abdel-Nasser al-Assimi, who attacked the constitutional council building."
Reports on the terrorist bombings in Algeria vary widely on the death toll, from 31 up to 72, with scores also injured. It could be the bloodiest single terrorist attack in Algeria since the early 1990s (you can see photos of the destruction). Reuters has a good timeline of armed attacks and bombings in Maghreb states.
We have reported more often than any other website on the development of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in Algeria and northern Africa, and we will cover this event in depth. Here is a sample of CT Blog posts by Olivier Guitta, Evan Kohlmann, Walid Phares, and Jeffrey Imm, in chronological order starting with the most recent:
New worrying signs of activity in the Maghreb
Al Qaeda's Zawahiri Calls for Attacks Against Western Interests in North Africa, Overthrow of Leaders
Africa is the next stage of the war
Algerian President Bouteflika targeted by the September 6 terror attack, what if?
Focus on Al-Qaida in North Africa: New Video, Transcript, and Report Available
On bombings in Algeria on April 10 and 11 of this year:
The latest bombings in Algiers were to be expected; what is next?
The new young jihadists in Algeria
Text: Al-Qaida Claims Suicide Attacks in Algeria, Possible Links in Morocco
Algiers Terror "Ghazwa": It is a global war with Terror, in different battlefields
You can also access all archived posts on this topic by Olivier Guitta and Evan Kohlmann. The Council on Foreign Relations posted a summary this afternoon of AQIM on the Washington Post in which Olivier and Evan are quoted.
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