Cutting throats to create a Muslim state
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Algeria's two militant Muslim groups, the Islamic Salvation Army, the military wing of the Islamic Salvation Front, and the Islamic Armed Group, have united after a long period of internecine conflict, according to Abu Mohamed, a member of the Islamic Salvation Army. He believes that the Islamic Armed Group, which has been held responsible for the most violent acts of Algeria's civil war, has been extensively infiltrated by the Algerian military intelligence service. Government agents prompted excessive violence, including the murder of women and children in mountain villages.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1996
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Hidden enemies of a bitter mountain war
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In many rural parts of Algeria, militiamen armed with ancient weapons are defending villages against attack from groups of Islamists. They are supported by the government, and take orders from the local communal police. However, their activities are attracting concern from the Berber population, which fears that the main aim is not to fight Islamists but to repress the Berber Cultural Movement.
Publication Name: The Independent
Subject: Retail industry
ISSN: 0951-9467
Year: 1995
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