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Suspected al Qaeda suicide bomber held in Algeria
Algiers :: Algeria | 17 days ago
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Algerian security services have arrested a suspected Al Qaeda-linked militant carrying an explosive belt in Chlef province, a media report said. Citing Ennahar TV, Xinhua said the 23-year-old militant was intercepted near a bus station, and had
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French Islamist captured in Mali
Bamako :: Mali | 21 days ago
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A French Islamic convert who threatened his home country has been captured in northern Mali, allegedly after fighting on the militants' side. French troops captured Gilles Le Guen, who now goes by the name Abdel Jelil, on Sunday night north of
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Repression stifles Algerian discontent
Algiers :: Algeria | 29 days ago
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The Daily Star While observers may disagree about the various reasons Algeria has proved thus far resistant to the Arab Spring, there can be no doubt about the role of the regime's notorious Department of Intelligence and Security (DRS). Perhaps
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AQIM warns France, allies of revenge for Mali
Dakar :: Senegal | 1 month ago
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Senegal (AP) Al-Qaida's North Africa branch is threatening to seek revenge against all countries taking part in the French-led war in Mali...On Thursday, the group released a 28-page document outlining responses to the questions in English. The
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The desert's fertile soil: threats of instability still growing in the north
Kidal :: Mali | 1 month ago
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Claims of a French victory in Mali assumes that Islamist groups aimed to capture Bamako to create an Islamic state. But western intervention in another supposed 'front' on the war on terror yet again disregards the real political and strategic
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Qaeda states French hostage performed in Mali
The French government was scrambling Wednesday to verify a claim by Al-Qaeda's north African agency that it has executed a French hostage in Mali as a "spy". A man claiming to be a
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Footage of French Troops in Actin in Mali
Report By: Arusha Shah March,02-2013 French military communications releases video showing their soldiers fighting in the Adra des Ifoghas mountains of north-eastern Mali.
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Algeria tests DNA to confirm local Al-Qaeda chief death
Algiers :: Algeria | 3 months ago
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This image shows one of the leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Abdelhamid Abou Zeid, in an undisclosed place. Algeria has carried out DNA tests to try to confirm the reported death of a senior Al-Qaeda figure in fighting in northeastern Mali,
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Algeria army kills 12 gunmen, arms seized
Algiers :: Algeria | 3 months ago
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THE Algerian military has killed 12 gunmen, including three wanted criminals, in provinces outside the capital, the defence ministry says. The ministry, in a statement quoted by Algeria's APS news service on Saturday, said the 12 gunmen were killed
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U.S. issues alert for Algeria
Algiers :: Algeria | 3 months ago
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State Department said the threat of terrorism in Algeria prompted it to place security restrictions on embassy personnel there. The State Department issued a security alert for Algeria about one month after terrorists stormed the In Amenas natural
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