AQIM
New in Ceasefire, North African Dispatches - Wednesday, November 3, 2010 0:00 - 6 Comments
North African Dispatches The “War on Terror”’s new frontier?
In this week's 'North African Dispatches' Imad Mesdoua looks at the emergence, and remarkably-swift growth, of 'Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb' (AQIM), highlighting the context surrounding the phenomenon, including US attempts to extend its 'war on terror' to the region. The months to come, he argues, might herald some crucial developments.
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