Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb is a Sunni organization which was formerly known as the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat.

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It was energetically publicised (albeit in caustic terms) by two Salafist (hardline Islamist) television channels.

ECONOMIST: Mischief, not madness, often underlies Muslim anger

The ultra-conservative Salafist Al Nour party has seen members split off to form their own faction.

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There had been speculation that an ultraconservative Salafist cleric, Mohammed Yusri Ibrahim, would be appointed.

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