Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
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Algeria attack mastermind targets Maghreb
Mali
US Weighing How Much Help to Give France’s Military Operation in Mali
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Some Algeria Attackers Are Placed at Benghazi
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Mali conflict shakes country’s faith in its leaders
Algeria
Algeria attack changes terror landscape in North Africa
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Algeria Attack Shows Reach of Militants
Ansar Dine
‘Gates of Hell’: Mali Conflict Opens New Front in War on Terror
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‘Lion of the Desert’: Ex-Partner of Germany Leads Malian Islamists
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.
Africa
Terror Threat Prompts US Rethink on Africa
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Jihadists’ Surge in North Africa Reveals Grim Side of Arab Spring
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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Insight: Algerians suspect inside help in hostage raid
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.
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.
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”).
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Nations fume, quietly, over Algerian hostage raid
Mali
US Sees Hazy Threat From Mali Militants
Al Qaeda
Jihadist Kingpin Suspected in Hostage Seizure
Analysis: Al Qaeda central tightened control over hostage operations
Several months before his death in May 2011, Osama bin Laden ordered al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to stand down with respect to hostage negotiations. The terror master said he would negotiate with France concerning AQIM’s hostages. Mokhtar Belmokhtar’s spokesman recently confirmed that he still answers to al Qaeda central.
Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Sahara hostage siege turns Mali war global
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.
Afghanistan
French anti-terror judge says ‘no choice’ but war in Mali /a>
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How the French got to airstrikes in Mali: A briefing from Bamako
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A Dane tells of his life as a spy inside the al-Qaida network
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Analysis: French early strike shakes up Mali intervention plan
French troops intervene in Mali
French aircraft and attack helicopters beat back a jihadist advance on the town of Mopti.
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West Scrambles to Counter Islamist Offensive
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France launches air strike on al-Qaeda in Mali