French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has declared war on al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and vowed to crack down on AQIM for the killing of Michel Germanaeu. Fillon declared: “We are at war with al Qaeda and we’ve provided military support particularly to the Mauritanian forces.” Mauritania has redeployed its army to 45 border crossing points in an effort to halt AQIM infiltration.
