Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
| Details | |||
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| Center of Gravity | Algeria | ||
 | Scope | Regional1 | |
| Area of Operation | Mauritania, Canada, Spain, France, Italy, Mali1 | ||
| Goal | Overthrow Algerian government and install Islamic regime | ||
| Leader | Abu Musab Abdulwadood | ||
 | Status | Active | |
| Status | Supported by al-Qaeda1 | |
| Core membership | 100s1 | |
| Alias(es) | GSPC, Le Groupe Salafiste pour la Predication et le Combat, Salafist Group for Call and Combat | |
| Former leader | Nabil Sahraoui | ||
| Former leader | Hassan Hattab | ||
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| Narrative and Notes | |||
| Reliable | Splinter faction of Armed Islamic Group, has now surpassed it in capability. Declared alliance with al-Qaeda. Pledged to avoid attacks on civilians.1 | |
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| 1U.S. State Department. 'Country Reports on Terrorism.' 2005. | |||
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