Terrorist groups - home based:
al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM): aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with Sharia and, ultimately, create a regional Islamic caliphate across all of North and West Africa area(s) of operation: a core al-Qa'ida affiliate headquartered in Algeria; most active in the southwestern, southeastern, and upper northern regions; engages heavily in kidnappings for ransom—its primary income source

Terrorist groups - foreign based:
al-Mulathamun Battalion: aim(s): replace regional governments, including Algeria's Government, with an Islamic state area(s) of operation: conducts kidnappings for ransom
HAMAS: aim(s): enhance its networks in Algeria area(s) of operation: has maintained an unofficial political bureau in Algeria for several years, which received the Algerian Government's official approval circa August 2016
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL): aim(s): replace the Algerian Government with an Islamic state and implement ISIL's strict interpretation of Sharia area(s) of operation: maintains an operational and recruitment presence mostly in the northeast, targeting local security forces and US and Western interests; since circa September 2014 under its former leader Abdelmalek GOURI in Algeria, ISIL has referred to Algeria as its Wilayat al-Jazair; as an official branch of core ISIL, it is also known as Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant-Algeria (ISIL-Algeria) and Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham—Algeria (ISIS-Algeria), formerly known as Jund al-Khilafa—Algeria (JAK-A); ISIL-Algeria's leader as of 2017 is unknown; hundreds of ISIL's fighters now in Syria are from Algeria