Islamic State – Algeria Province
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title:
Islamic State – Algeria Province
text:
The Islamic State – Algeria Province was a branch of the militant Islamist group Islamic State (IS), active in Algeria. The group was formerly known as Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jazair. After kidnapping a 55-year-old French mountaineering guide, Hervé Gourdel, the group stated in a video on 22 September 2014, that the kidnapping was a fulfilling of an order of IS spokesman al-'Adnani to attack citizens of countries fighting with the U.S. against IS. On 24 September 2014, Wilayah al-Jazair claim
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description:
Algerian militant group active since 2014
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_%E2%80%93_Algeria_Province
date created:
2014-09-24T15:39:42Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T01:23:31Z
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