Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa threatened to kill Algerian and French hostages. Former AQIM emir Mokhtar Belmokhtar (a.k.a. Laaouar) created a suicide bomber brigade that includes foreign jihadists, and threatened attacks against any country that intervenes in Mali.
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