Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (Arabic: الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال), known by the French acronym GSPC (Groupe Salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat), was an Algerian islamist terrorist faction in the Algerian Civil War founded in 1998 by Hassan Hattab, a former regional commander of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA). After Hattab was ousted from the organization in 2003, the group officially pledged support for al-Qaeda, and in January 2007, the group officially changed its name to the "Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb" (AQIM).
| Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat | |
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| الجماعة السلفية للدعوة والقتال | |
| Leaders | Hassan Hattab (1998–2003) Nabil Sahraoui (2003–2004) Abu Musab Abdel Wadoud (2004–2007) |
| Dates of operation | 1998–2007 |
| Ideology | Pan-Islamism Islamic extremism Salafism Salafist Jihadism Qutbism |
| Size | thousand +10,000 Between 1998 and 2007 |
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