It has been supported by Algeria whose Armée national populaire (ANP) under Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha has become more publicly assertive about operating across borders...
Army Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha – who is widely believed to be consolidating his power during Tebboune's infirmity – has called for all in the military to 'defend our frontiers against terrorism traffickers and even against a classic enemy' which few Algerians doubt is Morocco...
The military will be tempted to play a guiding role potentially allowing Chief of Staff Maj Gen Saïd Chengriha to consolidate his hold after a period of reported tensions with Tebboune while key presidential aides are also suffering from coronavirus...
Supporters of President Abdelmajid Tebboune backed by army Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha have presided over the crushing of the oligarch culture that thrived under Abdelaziz Bouteflika forced out of office by popular protests in April 2019...
The president's alliance with Saïd Chengriha – whom he confirmed as army chief of staff after Gaïd Salah's death – offers a potentially unprecedented opportunity for Tebboune to build his power base...
There was something for everyone to celebrate on Independence Day 5 July as President Abdelmajid Tebboune named 74-year-old Major General Saïd Chengriha as his permanent Chief of Staff (AC Vol 61 No 13 Locking down the system)...
Seen as a Salah placeman interim Chief of Staff Maj Gen Saïd Chengriha has been busy replacing factional rivals in time-honoured fashion notably Direction générale de la sécurité intérieure chief Gen Wassini Bouazza who was arrested in April...
The Hirak lockdown may favour hardliners in the military – where interim Chief of Staff Major General Saïd Chengriha has been consolidating his control with new appointments of allies – but Tebboune's government needs to open channels of communication with the opposition as it makes hard decisions (AC Vol 61 No 4 Territorial armies)...
In the new constellation of power in Algiers several sources say that the late military strongman Lieutenant General Ahmed Gaïd Salah's successor Major General Saïd Chengriha has control of key security portfolios including the Sahara rather than new civilian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune...
Saïd Chengriha – who was quickly appointed Chief of Staff on his boss's death – and Air Force commander Maj...
Other changes in the same month include the replacement of Air Force commander Abdelkader Lounès by Major General Hamid Boumaïza and the retirement of Land Army Commander Ahcène Tafer – replaced by the former 3rd Military Region commander Major General Saïd Chengriha...
