Left-Extremist Endeavours
Left-Extremist Endeavours
Left-Extremist Endeavours
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which is to apply to all Islamic extremists who did not take part in<br />
massacres or other outrages. The aim of the Act is to re-integrate<br />
Islamic extremists into the Algerian society. In a referendum held<br />
on 16 September, the large majority of the Algerian population<br />
pronounced themselves in favour of Bouteflika’s reconciliatory<br />
course vis-à-vis the Islamic extremists.<br />
In a communiqué of 21 September, the head of the "FIS Executive<br />
Authority Abroad", Rabah KEBIR, essentially agreed with the<br />
political solution initiated by Bouteflika with regard to the Algerian<br />
crisis. At the same time, however, he put forward the demand<br />
that the FIS or a successor party should again be included in the<br />
political and social life of Algeria in conformity with the Constitution.<br />
The Amnesty Act is endorsed by most FIS supporters in Germany.<br />
At many information meetings, they present the substance<br />
of the "National Reconciliation" to their Algerian fellow-countrymen<br />
as an ultimately positive effort. As before, opponents of this<br />
course, e.g. the "FIS Co-ordination Council Abroad" (CCFIS)<br />
which was founded in 1997, were not able to exercise any significant<br />
influence on FIS supporters in Germany.<br />
"Armed Islamic Group" (GIA)<br />
(Groupe Islamique Armé)<br />
- Basic data for Germany -<br />
Founded: 1992 (in Algeria)<br />
Leadership: Antar ZOUABRI<br />
Members: included in FIS figures above<br />
"Salafiya Group for the Mission and Struggle" (GSPC)<br />
(Groupe salafiste pour la Prédication et le Combat)<br />
Founded: 1997 (in Algeria)<br />
Leadership: Hassan HATTAB<br />
Members: included in FIS figures above<br />
Both GIA and GSPC are trying to overthrow the Algerian Government<br />
by terrorist means to pave the way for an Islamistic State.<br />
By contrast to the FIS, the GIA and GSPC reject any compromise<br />
with the Government. In the course of 1999, the GSPC emerged<br />
as the stronger one of these two groups. The GIA obviously is increasingly<br />
becoming an amalgamation of dispersed small groups.<br />
Hassan HATTAB obviously tries to tie Algerian Islamists living in<br />
Europe to the GSPC, and increasingly attempts to mobilize these<br />
Islamists - who often are also joined by other North Africans - for<br />
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