Also known as: Al Qaida au Maghreb Islamique; Al-Qa’ida in the Islamic Maghreb; Al-Qa’ida Organisation in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb; Le Groupe Salafiste pour la Predication et la Combat (GSPC); Salafist Group for Call and Combat; Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat; Tanzim al-Qa’ida fi bilad al-Maghreb al-Islamiya.
This statement is based on publicly available information about al-Qa’ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb. To the Australian Government’s knowledge, this information is accurate, reliable and has been corroborated by classified information.