Algeria a Complex Ally In War Against al-Qaeda - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Bruce Riedel

Bruce Riedel

Feb 3, 2013

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) and British Prime Minister David Cameron (2nd R) review the honour guard during a welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace in Algiers January 30, 2013. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3D62J — Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and British Prime Minister David Cameron at the Presidential Palace in Algiers. Jan. 30, 2013. — REUTERS/Louafi Larbi

Algeria's President and head of the Armed Forces Abdelaziz Bouteflika (L) attends a graduation ceremony of the 40th class of the trainees army officers at a Military Academy in Cherchell 90 km west of Algiers June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina(ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR348ML

Algeria’s Failing State

Bruce Riedel

The Algerian Republican Guard is seen in front of the Presidential Palace in Algiers October 16, 2014. Algeria's government has reached a deal to end a three-day protest by police officers who had staged a sit-in outside President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's office demanding better working conditions, Prime Minister Adelmalek Sellal said on Wednesday. "The government will meet next Sunday to address their demands, particularly the finance related ones," Sellal told state television after meeting with a delegatio

Algeria's winter of discontent

Bruce Riedel

This picture taken on July 6, 2019 shows former Algerian prime minister Ali Benflis (2nd-R) and the president of the Algerian Islamist party the "Movement for the Society of Peace" Abderrazak Makri (C), attending with other members of political parties, civil society representatives and national personalities a meeting dubbed the "National Forum for Dialogue", at a hall at the School of Hotel and Restaurant Management in the capital Algiers' suburb of Ain Benian. - The meeting is being held outside the orbi

Algeria’s Islamist parties failing to inspire

Anthony Skinner

Anthony Skinner

Algeria's President and head of the Armed Forces Abdelaziz Bouteflika (2nd R), Army Chief of Staff General Ahmed Gaid Salah(R) and Abdelmalek Guenaizia (2nd L), Minister Delegate to the Defence ministry attend a graduation ceremony of the 40th class of trainee army officers at a Military Academy in Cherchell 90 km west of Algiers June 27 ,2012.REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina(ALGERIA - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY) - GM1E86S088701

Algeria’s army moves from arbiter to central player in politics

Ghada Hamrouche

Ghada Hamrouche