COMBATING TERRORISM U.S. Efforts in Northwest Africa Would Be Strengthened by Enhanced Program Management

The United States established TSCTP in 2005 as a result of growing concerns about terrorist groups in the region affiliated with al Qaeda and the increased efforts of those groups to attract young recruits, among other reasons. Since 2005, terrorist activity in the region has increased significantly. Figure 1 illustrates the number of terrorist events conducted by select terrorist groups in the 11 TSCTP countries from 2009 to 2012.