AQIM
Proper noun
Meaning
AQIM
Initialism of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
Synonyms
Examples
AQIM merged with other local jihadist groups last year to form JNIM.
Ansar Dine, whose stronghold is the historic city of Timbuktu, is a close ally of al Qaeda’s North African wing AQIM, which is also fighting Malian forces backed by French air power.
However, Libya today could very well lead to the re-birth of AQIM in the region, if current talks lead to agreements between the various AQIM stakeholders.
In November 2012 he is thought to have been detained by AQIM leaders because they thought he was a spy.
It has distanced itself from AQIM and MUJAO.
On May 16, 2018, Al-Qaeda In The Islamic Maghrib (AQIM) released a statement congratulating Muslims on the beginning of the month of Ramadan, which it called the "month of jihad."