Terrorist groups - home based:
al-Qa'ida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): aim: overthrow various African regimes and replace them with one ruled by sharia; establish a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa
area(s) of operation: based in southern and eastern Algeria (including isolated parts of the Kabylie region); also operates in Burkina Faso, Cote D’Ivoire, Libya, northern Mali, Niger, and Tunisia
note: al-Qa'ida's affiliate in North Africa; Tunisia-based branch known as the Uqbah bin Nafi Battalion; Mali-based cadre merged with allies to form Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) in March 2017, which pledged allegiance to AQIM and al-Qa'ida (2019)
Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS)-Algeria: aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIS's strict interpretation of sharia;  attack Algerian security services, local government targets, and Western interests
area(s) of operation: maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast
note: formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa - Algeria (JAK-A) (2019)

Terrorist groups - foreign based:
al-Mulathamun Battalion: aim(s):  expel Westerners from North and West Africa; create Islamic state
area(s) of operation: most active in Mali, but claimed responsibility for the January 2013 attack against the Tiguentourine gas facility near In Amenas, in southeastern Algeria (2018)