Despite a sharp dip in jihadist activity since the end of the Civil War, Algerian authorities have been speaking of residual terrorism for the past fifteen years. And today, jihadist activity continues inside Algeria, albeit limited to sporadic, individual incidents. The relatively low number of fighters coming from the Algeria _and , more broadly, their limited influence at home _can be explained by Algeria's public discourse, it's religious sphere and the state's policies toward it and the level of security in the countr