| For more than 14 years a bloody civil war has been taking place in Algeria between the Algerian regime and armed Islamic organizations seeking the establishment of a religious Islamic state in its place. All attempts by the Algerian government to end the war have been unsuccessful.(1) Since 2003, there has been a significant decrease in Islamic terrorist activity as a result of Algerian military operations, particularly in the larger cities of the Republic. At the same time, terror and guerilla attacks are still being carried out by remnants of the armed Islamic organizations.(2) This article will follow the latest developments in the Algerian arena in view of the conditional amnesty offered by the Algerian government to members of the armed Islamic organizations. |