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JUND AL-KHILAFAH IN ALGERIA (JAK-A)

UN reference
QDe.151
Sanctions regime
ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1267 Committee)
Type
Entity
Address
Kabylie region, Algeria
Aliases
Jund al Khalifa; Jund al-Khalifa fi Ard al-Jazayer; Jund al-Khilafah fi Ard al-Jaza’ir; Soldiers of the Caliphate in Algeria; Soldiers of the Caliphate in the Land of Algeria; Soldiers of the Caliphate of Algeria
Listed on
29 September 2015
Updated by the UN
24 November 2020

Other information (UN original text)

Emerged on 13 Sep. 2014. Most known for its abduction and subsequent beheading of French national Herve Gourdel. Claimed responsibility for attacking police and gendarmes in Algeria and continued planning future attacks INTERPOL-UN Security Council Special Notice:https://www.interpol.int/en/How-we-work/Notices/View-UN-Notices-Entities

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