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Algeria
Algeria hostage crisis: What we know
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Al Qaeda
‘Lion of the Desert’: Ex-Partner of Germany Leads Malian Islamists
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Algeria
Prime Minister Sellal said 37 foreigners from eight countries died in the siege at In Amenas; five hostages are missing. The al Qaeda-linked attackers were from Egypt, Canada, Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and Tunisia. A Canadian named Chedad coordinated the attack; another Canadian participated, as did a former driver at the gas facility. A French jihadist may also have participated. Algerian forces killed 29 militants and captured three, and “a few” may have escaped. Three American hostages were killed. The US had rejected an offer to swap hostages for two terrorists held in US prisons, “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel Rahman and…
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Algeria
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the emir of the Those who sign with Blood Brigade, claimed credit for the suicide assault on the In Amenas gas facility under al Qaeda’s banner. At least 48 hostages have been killed, and the death toll is expected to rise. Six jihadists have been captured. The overall death toll from the siege has risen to 81.
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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.
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Africa
Terror Threat Prompts US Rethink on Africa
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Al Qaeda
Jihadists’ Surge in North Africa Reveals Grim Side of Arab Spring
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Algeria
Algerian forces stormed the In Amenas gas facility after jihadists from the ‘Those who Sign with Blood Brigade’ executed seven hostages. The facility is said to be under Algerian control. An estimated 30 hostages are said to be unaccounted for.
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Algerian troops end siege at In Amenas gas facility
The ‘Those who Sign with Blood Brigade’ executed hostages but failed to destroy the facility.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Insight: Algerians suspect inside help in hostage raid
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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.
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On Belmokhtar’s group: ‘They believe the West is one great Sodom and Gomorrah’
Robert Fowler, a Canadian diplomat who was kidnapped by Mokhtar Belmokhtar in 2008, considers Belmokhtar’s group to be ideologues. Fowler has also reportedly said that Belmokhtar was the “principal intermediary between AQIM and al Qaeda in Pakistan” at some point.
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Report: Al Qaeda group demands release of 2 well-known jihadists
The group responsible for the raid on a natural gas field in eastern Algeria has demanded the release of two well-known jihadists: Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman (a.k.a. the “Blind Sheikh”) and Aafia Siddiqui (a.k.a. “Lady Al Qaeda”).
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
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Algeria
Al Qaeda-linked militants holding hostages at a gas field have offered to swap two American captives for two terrorists being held in US jails, including “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel Rahman. Some 60 foreigners among the supposed 132 hostages are unaccounted for and feared dead. The Algerian military raid to free the hostages continued for a second day, and 18 militants are said to have been killed. The kidnappers, from the Battalion of Blood and the Movement of the Islamic Youth in the South, warned of more attacks and told locals to stay away from foreign energy companies’ facilities.
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Al Qaeda
Jihadist Kingpin Suspected in Hostage Seizure
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Algeria
Algerian troops launched an operation to free 41 hostages being held at a gas facility by an Islamist group called Battalion of Blood; 25 hostages are said to have escaped and six were killed along with eight militants. Other reports say that 34 of the captives and 15 militants have been killed in the rescue attempt. Some 600 Algerian workers fled the site. A report said some hostages are being forced to wear explosives. British and Spanish oil companies are evacuating workers from other Algerian facilities.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global
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Al Qaeda-linked group claims credit for kidnappings in Algeria
A terrorist group headed by Mokhtar Belmokhtar has claimed credit for the raid on a natural gas field in Algeria. Belmokhtar is a longtime Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commander, but split from the group last year. Belmokhtar’s spokesman has said that he still answers to al Qaeda central.
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Afghanistan
French anti-terror judge says ‘no choice’ but war in Mali /a>
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Algeria
Algeria to redefine role of mosques
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Algeria
Militants linked to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb attacked a bus carrying workers to the In Amenas refinery, killing a Frenchman and a British national and wounding several other people, then moved on to attack the refinery itself, where they took 41 people hostage. Algerian military forces are attempting to free the hostages; negotiations for their release are ongoing.
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Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
How the French got to airstrikes in Mali: A briefing from Bamako
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Algeria
A court sentenced Moqatel Abou Jebel to life in prison for kidnapping 15 foreign tourists in 2003. Youcef Ben Mohamed, a Malian national, was acquitted, but sentenced to seven years for belonging to a terror group. Jebel carried out the kidnappings on the order of Abderrazak El Para, a GSPC commander.
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Algeria
Terror risk persists in North Africa, survey shows
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Algeria
An Algerian newspaper reported that Izza Rezki, the head of finance for al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, was killed along with six other terrorists in an operation on Jan. 1. Rezki was also reported killed in late November 2012.
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Al Qaeda
Several jihadists recruitment cells dismantled in the Maghreb
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Algeria
Algerian security forces killed seven more al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters during a raid in the Oued Bahara area of Boumerdes. The AQIM fighters were members of the El-Feth brigade.
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Algeria
Security forces killed six al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters during a raid in Bouzegza. The military is preparing for guerrilla warfare to combat Islamist fighters along the border with Mali.
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Algeria
Tunisia, Algeria sign security pact
