Algeria’s intelligence co-ordination and military operations are credited with the decline in terror attacks last year. By Walid Ramzi for Magharebia in Algiers [AFP] Bouira, the…

ALGIERS (AFP) An Algerian court handed a life sentence on Tuesday to Gharbia Amar, an Islamist convicted of participating in the 2003 kidnapping of 15 foreign…

Mali-based terrorists just released another video showing three Algerian diplomats taken hostage in Gao last April. By Walid Ramzi in Algiers and Bakari Gueye in Nouakchott…

Mauritanian President is extending a hand of friendship towards moderate Islam as he prepares for war against extremism. By Raby Ould Idoumou for Magharebia in Nouakchott…

Moroccan authorities hope cultural programming can instil a national spirit in youths and help combat radicalisation. By Siham Ali for Magharebia in Rabat [AFP/Valery Hache] Morocco…

Long War Journal By THOMAS JOSCELYN In previous posts, I wrote about an Ansar al Sharia terrorist cell that was broken up by Moroccan authorities in…

By: Said Temsamani On December 25 Moroccan Ministry of Interior issued a communique announcing that Moroccan security services have broken up a six-member cell that recruited…

The recent dismantlement of an al-Qaeda cell in Tunisia prompted Algerian and Tunisian authorities to take action. By Monia Ghanmi for Magharebia in Tunis [AFP/Abderrazek Khlifi]…