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n an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa
Attacks on checkpoints in Iraq kill 9 soldiers Egyptian authorities arrested the brother of Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, a security official said Saturday. Mohammed al-Zawahri, leader of the ultraconservative Jihadi Salafist group, was detained at a checkpoint in Giza, the city across the Nile from Cairo, the official said. Mohammed al-Zawahri’s group espouses a hard-line ideology but was not clandestine prior to Egypt’s July 3 coup ...
Aug. 18, 2013 - Boston.com
Qaeda boss bro bust Egyptian authorities have arrested the brother of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahri, a security official said yesterday. He said Mohammed al-Zawahri, leader of the Jihadi Salafist group, was detained at a checkpoint in Giza. Mohammed al-Zawahri’s group espouses a hard-line ideology but was not clandestine prior to Egypt’s July...
Aug. 18, 2013 - New York Post
Egypt: Brother of al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri arrested Egyptian authorities say they've arrested Mohammed al-Zawahri, the leader of the ultraconservative Jihadi Salafist group and an ally of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
Aug. 17, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor