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This report is the first in a series, providing a top-level overview of the state of terrorism in North African countries based on changes or incidents in the past year.

In 2018, the U.S. Department of State introduced the Travel Advisory system. Fifteen months after the system went into effect, the Department has unveiled its first significant modification: the addition of a new, separa...

Algeria will hold its presidential elections in April, with incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika expected as the leading candidate; this despite his failing health recently precluding him from regular public appearan...

In early May, al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued a threat against Western companies operating anywhere from “Libya to Mauritania,” designating them as legitimate targets for terrorist attack. The scope of AQI...

The U.S. private sector operating in Algeria faces a host of concerns in light of the dynamic security situation in North Africa. A persistent terrorism threat, regional destabilization, civil unrest, and crime are among...

Africa's Cup of Nations soccer tournament has been impacted by the outbreak of Ebola by needing to change venues, adjust security protocols, and worry about fan violence. Although the matches began in mid-April, they wil...

Recent legislative elections in Mali and Mauritania give hope to increasing stability in the Sahel region of northwest Africa. The corridor of Libya, Algeria, Mauritania, Mali, and Niger has suffered in recent years from...

Due to the perceived wealth and influence of U.S. private-sector employees, kidnapping continues to pose a significant threat to OSAC constituents operating overseas. In addition to kidnap for ransom by criminal organiza...

In light of the ongoing situation at the joint venture facility In Amenas, Algeria, OSAC would like to highlight the following Emergency Messages and Travel Warnings that may provide substantive security information and...

The attached PDF features the latest updates on lessons learned from the Tiguentourine oil and gas facility attack near In Amenas, Algeria, including constituent survey results. Please log-in with your user name and pass...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting protests in Argentina, the terrorist attack in Algeria, and the threat of wild dogs in East...

On January 19, the four day hostage standoff at an Oil and Gas Facility jointly operated and serviced by Algerian state owned Sonatrach, BP, Norwegian Statoil, and Japanese engineering firm JCG in Tiguentourine, Algeria...

The attached report contains a freshly updated powerpoint brief featuring the latest OSAC reporting on the terrorist attack on the oil and gas facility in Algeria. Please log-in with your username and password to downloa...

On January 17, 2013, Algerian military forces opened fire on a terrorist vehicle at the Tiguentourine plant. Subsequently, six foreign hostages and eight captors were reportedly killed in an ensuing gunfight, although th...

On the morning of January 16, an unknown number of terrorists, likely affiliated with former al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) member Mokhtar Belmokhtar, attacked an oil and gas facility in Tiguentourine, Algeria....

In January 2012, Tuareg separatist fighters, known as the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA), launched a rebellion in northern Mali that set in motion a series of events that transformed the country fr...

Al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has thrived at times and in places where state authority is limited. During the chaotic and bloody civil war of the 1990s, Algeria provided an ideal environment from which the Sala...

Please find the latest edition of the OSAC Regional Analysis Bulletin (RAB). This week’s bulletin contains articles highlighting a recent anarchist attack against the European Union Delegation’s office in Buenos Aires, c...

West and central Africa presents a myriad of security concerns in 2012; among the most concerning, however, is al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb’s (AQIM) presence in the Sahel. While al-Qa’ida’s central leadership has bee...

As news of Osama bin Laden’s May 2, 2011 death spread across the world, many questioned how his death would impact the terrorist group that has altered the course of history and upended national security priorities aroun...