Al-Qaeda Attempts to Woo Unemployed Protesters in Algeria
In the vulnerable southern regions of Algeria, where unemployment rates are soaring, the Committee for the Defense of Unemployed Rights is fighting to keep al-Qaeda from taking advantage of impoverished populations, writes Kaci Racelma.
In the wake of unemployed-worker protests in the south of Algeria — initiated by the National Committee for the Defense of the Unemployed — al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb strategists are trying to somehow take advantage of the movement and garner sympathy from protesters. However, al-Qaeda’s effort appears to be almost a lost cause because of the unemployed movement’s clear condemnation [of the terrorist organization].
