Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat information

Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال
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
Part of	Al-Qaeda (from 2003);
Allies	Al-Qaeda;
Opponents	Algeria;
	Preceded by; Armed Islamic Group Succeeded by; Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

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.

[bbc-1] BBC Documentary about increased US military focus on the Sahara region. August 2005.

[steinberg-2] 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.

[ctc-3] "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.

[al-qaeda-4] "Brand al-Qaeda". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 January 2007. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007.

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Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال

Leaders	Hassan Hattab (1998–2003) Nabil Sahraoui (2003–2004) Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (2004–2007)
Dates of operation	1998 (1998)–2007 (2007)
Ideology	Pan-Islamism Islamic extremism Salafism Salafist Jihadism Qutbism
Size	thousand +10,000 Between 1998 and 2007 ^[1]
Part of	Al-Qaeda (from 2003)
Allies	Al-Qaeda
Opponents	Algeria
Preceded by Armed Islamic Group Succeeded by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb