Looks like ISIS has gotten itself some new members.
Splinter group breaks from al Qaeda in North Africa
Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:12am EDT
By Lamine Chikhi
ALGIERS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A new armed group calling itself the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria has split from al Qaeda's North African branch and sworn loyalty to the radical breakaway group Islamic State fighting in Syria and Iraq.
A breakaway of key Algerian commanders from Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, known as AQIM, would show deepening rivalry between al Qaeda's core command and the Islamic State over leadership of the transnational Islamist militancy.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/14/algeria-security-
Splinter group breaks from al Qaeda in North Africa
Sun Sep 14, 2014 9:12am EDT
By Lamine Chikhi
ALGIERS, Sept 14 (Reuters) - A new armed group calling itself the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria has split from al Qaeda's North African branch and sworn loyalty to the radical breakaway group Islamic State fighting in Syria and Iraq.
A breakaway of key Algerian commanders from Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, known as AQIM, would show deepening rivalry between al Qaeda's core command and the Islamic State over leadership of the transnational Islamist militancy.
Continue reading at:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/14/algeria-security-