How Have AQIM's Goals Changed Over Time

question 4

Multiple Choice

How have AQIM's goals changed over time?

• A) Initially they wanted to create an Islamic state, replacing the sovereign state of Egypt; later they targeted Egyptian security officials, Coptic Christians, and any Egyptians opposed to the fundamentalist view of Islam.
• B) First they targeted the nearby governments, in order to unify a Palestinian Islamist state, and then they decided to target the United States and Israel, among other nations.
• C) They have always had the goal of overthrowing the Algerian government and replacing it with an Islamic state.
• D) Originally, they concentrated mostly on Algerian targets in its effort to create an Islamic caliphate, but when it merged with Al-Queda, it turned to Western targets as well.

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