(Archived document, may contain errors) NO. 1060 November 9,1995 The Heritage Foundation 214 Massachusetts Avenue N.E. Washington, D.C. 20002-4999 (202) 546440 0 HE RISINGTHREAT OF REVOLUTIONARY ISLAM IN ALGERIA INTRODUCTION Algeria is engulfed in a bloody civil war that has claimed around 40,000 lives since January 19
A radical Islamic victory in Algeria would pose significantlong-term threats to U.S. interests in North Africa, the MiddleEast, and the Muslim world generally.
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