| Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat | |
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| الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال | |
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| Leaders | Hassan Hattab (1998–2003) Nabil Sahraoui (2003–2004) Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (2004–2007) |
| Dates of operation | 1998–2007 |
| Ideology | Pan-Islamism Islamic extremism Salafism Salafist Jihadism Qutbism |
| Size | thousand +10,000 Between 1998 and 2007 [1] |
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The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (Arabic: الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال), known by the French acronym GSPC (Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat),[2] was an Algerian islamist terrorist faction in the Algerian Civil War founded in 1998 by Hassan Hattab, a former regional commander of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). After Hattab was ousted from the organization in 2003, the group officially pledged support for al-Qaeda, and in January 2007, the group officially changed its name to the "Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb" (AQIM).[3][4]
- ^ BBC Documentary about increased US military focus on the Sahara region. August 2005.
- ^ Steinberg, Guido; Isabelle Werenfels (November 2007). "Between the 'Near' and the 'Far' Enemy: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb". Mediterranean Politics. 12 (3): 407–13. doi:10.1080/13629390701622473. S2CID 153848665.
- ^ "THE GSPC Newest Franchise in Al-Qa'ida's Global Jihad". Combating Terrorism Center. 2 April 2007. Archived from the original on 14 August 2014. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
- ^ "Brand al-Qaeda". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.