Complex sentence: He went to Tamanrassat, Algeria, and to raise money for "jihad" he gradually established an elaborate smuggling ring network in the ninth region, covering southern Algeria where many of the most profitable smuggling routes exist.
Split into simpler sentences: He went to Tamanrassat, Algeria, and to raise money for "jihad". He gradually established an elaborate smuggling ring network in the ninth region, covering southern Algeria where many of the most profitable smuggling routes exist.