Al Qaeda-Affiliated Groups : Middle East and Africa.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism.

Insurgency.

Counterinsurgency.

Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (55 p), digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2014.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Provides overview of terrorist and insurgent groups in the Middle East and Africa that have publicly sworn allegiance to Al Qaeda leadership and been formally accepted as affiliates, as well as select groups that have organizational links or ideological similarities with Al Qaeda or its affiliates, but operate relatively or completely autonomously from the Al Qaeda senior leadership. Addresses debates and evolution ongoing within Al Qaeda that may change the nature of the problem confroning U.S. policymakers. Discusses response options available to Congress, debates over policies and legislation, and future outlook.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Nov. 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division. Al Qaeda-Affiliated Groups

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