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Al Qaeda in the Maghreb

Who are Al Qaeda in the Maghreb - and how powerful are they?

Ten days ago a group calling themselves Al Qaeda in the Maghreb announced that they'd killed a British hostage in Mali. They said they'd done it because the British government had refused to release a radical cleric from jail. But who are this group, what are their roots, and what are their ultimate aims? Wietske Burema investigates

9 minutes

Last on

Wed 10 Jun 2009 04:41GMT

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  • Tue 9 Jun 2009 22:41GMT
  • Wed 10 Jun 2009 04:41GMT

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ World Service Archive

This programme was restored as part of the World Service archive project