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The Re-Designation of Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb

On October 16, 2009, Deputy Secretary of State James Steinberg maintained the designation of Al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) under Section 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), as amended. Full Article at News Blaze

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  1. Times of India logo
    US re-designates AQIM as foreign terrorist organisation
    4 weeks ago

    WASHINGTON: The United States has re-designated Algerian-based group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) as a foreign terrorist organisation, the State Department announced on Tuesday. Full Article at Times of India

  2. US State Dept. - Travel Bureau logo
    Mali Travel Warning
    2 months ago

    This information is current as of today, The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali and that Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to conduct... Full Article at US State Dept. - Travel Bureau

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  1. AQIM claimed responsibility for the June 2009 murder of an American NGO worker in Nouakchott, and the May 2009 murder of a British hostage in northern Mali. In December 2008, AQIM seized two Canadian diplomats working for the UN in Niger
    SOURCE: Times of India 4 weeks ago
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