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Western Aid: EU May Provide Training to Syrian Rebels
The families of four French workers kidnapped in 2010 in Niger appealed to the French government to negotiate with al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb for the release of the hostages. The families are concerned about consequences from French military operations in Mali.
Islamist threat haunts reopening Timbuktu schools
Chadian forces claim raid killed top Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar
Chadian military forces operating in Mali claimed to have launched a successful counterterrorism raid against a jihadist base camp that killed top Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The death of Belmokhtar has not yet been confirmed by other sources.
A French-Spanish counterterrorism operation in France resulted in the arrest of three Chechens linked to Dagestani terrorist Eldar Magomedov, who has ties to both al Qaeda and the Islamic Jihad Union. Analysts have pointed out the rise of North Caucasus Islamist militant networks and a growing nexus between North Caucasus criminal groups and European jihadists.
French officials said French troops would remain in Mali until at least July and possibly longer. France plans to start drawing down forces gradually in Mali in March as the AFISMA force steps up in the country.
Foreign Minister Le Drian said France will not negotiate with the group that kidnapped a French family from Cameroon. Police arrested two men suspected of providing logistical help to al Qaeda-linked Toulouse shooter Mohamed Merah; two other suspects were released in January. Merah's older brother Abdelkader remains in custody.
European Obstruction: NATO Reforms Moving at 'Snail's Pace'
France's military operation in Mali in 'final phase'
French Intervention in Mali Raises Threat of Domestic Terrorism, Judge Says
Al Qaeda targets French citizens abroad as no-go zones grow
Divided Nomads Cloud Mali Mission
Mali an Unexpected Mission for French Defense Minister
Suicide by self-immolation a rising trend in France
In Mali town, counter-insurgency task ties down French
Timbuktu after the Liberation: Malians Fear Return of Islamists
UN Security Council to back Mali peacekeepers in weeks
Timbuktu: al-Qaeda's terrorist training academy in the Mali desert
Tunisia's recent turmoil exposes failings of country's young democracy
Mali War Shifts as Rebels Hide in High Sahara
