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Mohammed al Zawahiri threatens West, condemns Mali intervention
The younger brother of al Qaeda emir Ayman al Zawahiri has called for jihad in Mali and threatened France, as well as other countries. He "organized" last week's protest at the French Embassy in Cairo. Al Qaeda banners were on display during the protest.
A senior counterterrorism judge said the terrorist who masterminded the siege of the In Amenas gas field "tried to recruit many French citizens in the past to make bomb attacks in France." The government has asked the US to provide refueling tankers as backup to support French warplanes in the Malian intervention. The foreign minister warned the Malian military to avoid human rights abuses.
Mali conflict shakes country's faith in its leaders
Algeria attack changes terror landscape in North Africa
Germany Abroad: 'Mealy-Mouthed' Foreign Policy Angers Allies
Algeria hostage crisis: What we know
'Gates of Hell': Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror
Ivory Coast Leader: 'Germany Should Also Send Troops to Mali'
'Lion of the Desert': Ex-Partner of Germany Leads Malian Islamists
Belmokhtar claims Algerian raid, slaying of hostages for al Qaeda
"We in al Qaeda announce that we carried out the blessed commando operation," Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the emir of the Those who sign with Blood Brigade, said in a video.
Terror Threat Prompts US Rethink on Africa
The French foreign minister stressed that the French military intervention in Mali is no substitute for the planned African force, which should be deployed "as quickly as possible." Two Turkish men were detained in Paris in the investigation into the murder of three female Kurdistan Workers' Party activists, including its co-founder, Sakine Cansiz.
The younger Zawahiri protests France's 'war against Islam'
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
French Mission in Mali Puts Germany in a Tight Spot
Analysis: Al Qaeda central tightened control over hostage operations
Several months before his death in May 2011, Osama bin Laden ordered al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to stand down with respect to hostage negotiations. The terror master said he would negotiate with France concerning AQIM's hostages. Mokhtar Belmokhtar's spokesman recently confirmed that he still answers to al Qaeda central.Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global
The French Intervention in Mali Could Take Longer than First Thought
French anti-terror judge says 'no choice' but war in Mali /a>
Shabaab executes French hostage Denis Allex
"With the rescue attempt, France has voluntarily signed Allex's death warrant," the terror group said in an official statement. Shabaab later announced he was executed. The French intelligence agent has been held by Shabaab since July 2009.
