ALGERIA – AN-africa
General of the Army Saïd Chengriha warned of growing threats associated with hybrid warfare, calling for enhanced media vigilance and the development of a strong, objective national narrative to counter disinformation campaigns, fake news and cyberattacks.
This came as General of the Army Saïd Chengriha, Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Defence and Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army, presided over the opening of a national forum on Sunday, October 25, 2026, entitled “National Media and Hybrid Warfare: Confronting Challenges and Winning the Bet,” at the National Army Club in Beni Messous. The forum was organized by the Information and Communication Directorate of the General Staff of the People’s National Army.
Chengriha stressed that hybrid warfare, in its various dimensions and forms, has become a source of growing threats, exploiting the rapid development of information and communication technologies to undermine state security and social cohesion.
He explained that Algeria, like other countries, faces disinformation campaigns, fake news and the manipulation of facts and events, in addition to cyberattacks and sabotage campaigns aimed at casting doubt on national achievements and undermining them.
The Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army called on those working in the media sector to exercise greater vigilance and strengthen the national media strategy by establishing practical mechanisms to expose hostile media misinformation and formulate a strong, objective national narrative capable of confronting these threats.
He also stressed the role of the media in building public awareness, preventing the risks of hybrid warfare, and strengthening the national, symbolic and moral foundations that contribute to building the resilience of nations.
In the same context, Chengriha noted that the People’s National Army’s adoption of a proactive and preventive approach had enabled it to thwart hostile plots targeting the unity and cohesion of Algerian society, as well as the country’s security and stability.
The forum was attended by several ministers, advisers to the President of the Republic, military officials, media directors, university officials and academics.
The presentations addressed the challenges facing digital content and artificial intelligence and ways to confront them, the role of strategic vigilance and media narratives in countering hybrid warfare, as well as the state of the national media system and ways to unify efforts to protect the country’s vital interests.
