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Al Qaeda targets French citizens abroad as no-go zones grow
US adds senior AQIM commander to terrorist list
Yahya Abu Hammam is al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb's emir for the Sahel. He fought with GSPC, conducted several deadly attacks in Mauritania, and served as AQIM's emir for Timbuktu.
Militant Threats Test Role of a Pentagon Command in Africa
France plays down report of ransom paid for Niger hostages
Al Qaeda silent on French hostages in Mali
France is sending special forces to protect the Areva uranium mining sites at Imouraren and Arlit. France derives about 20 percent of the raw material for its nuclear reactors from Niger. Some French forces are said to have arrived in the past week.
Sahel ulemas partner against extremism
'Darker Sides': The Vast Islamist Sanctuary of 'Sahelistan'
In Mali, French Troops Step Up Role
Mali conflict: AU set to discuss troop deployments
Algeria attack mastermind targets Maghreb
Mali Army, Riding US Hopes, Is Proving No Match for Militants
Some Algeria Attackers Are Placed at Benghazi
'Gates of Hell': Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror
Nigerien jihadist identified as commander of Algerian hostage operation
Abdul Rahman al Nigeri is leader of the special operations group in Mokhtar Belmokhtar's Those who Sign with Blood Brigade. He began his career in jihad with GSPC, and then joined al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb.
African troops bound for Mali as France battles militants
Analysis: Mali - one African war France could not avoid
Sahel security global threat, 8-14,000 Jihadists now in Mali, region, to double in year: Study
Several jihadists recruitment cells dismantled in the Maghreb
