Consolidated List · Al-Qaida
JUND AL-KHILAFAH IN ALGERIA (JAK-A)
- Reference
- QDe.151
- Type
- entity
- Committee
- Al-Qaida
- Listed on
- 2015-09-29
- Last updated
- 2020-11-24
- Nationality
- -
- Address
- Kabylie region, Algeria
Also known as
Jund al Khalifa, Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jaza’ir, Jund al-Khalifa fi Ard al-Jazayer, Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria, Soldiers of the Caliphate of Algeria, Soldiers of the Caliphate in the Land of Algeria
Narrative summary
Emerged on 13 Sep. 2014. Most known for its abduction and subsequent beheading of French national Herve Gourdel. Claimed responsibility for attacking police and gendarmes in Algeria and continued planning future attacks INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities
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