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Malian troops learning US anti-terror tactics

At the foot of a hill on the southern edge of the Sahara, hundreds of Malian troops are practising their shooting skills, spattering the cardboard targets with bullets. "Good! Good!" the US military officers shout in encouragement, telling them they're proud of the effort the soldiers are putting in. mehr...

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ANALYSIS-Algeria violence drops, Qaeda threat shifts south

An unprecedented lull in Islamist militant violence in Algeria suggests al Qaeda's North African branch is shifting its campaign of ambushes, bombings and kidnappings southward to the vast Sahara desert. mehr...

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Al-Qaida im islamischen Maghreb
Terrorphantome in der Wüste

Die nordafrikanische "Al-Qaida im islamischen Maghreb" greift immer öfter Ausländer in Mauretanien und Mali an. mehr...

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Afrikas Islamisten auf dem Vormarsch

Die Shebab-Milizen in Somalia, Al Kaida im Maghreb (AQIM) oder die nigerianische Sekte Boko Haram – Radikalislamisten aus Afrika sind nach den jüngsten Vorfällen verstärkt in den Blickpunkt geraten.Die Gruppierungen behaupten von sich, dass sie mit den Taliban oder dem Terrornetzwerk Al Kaida eng verbunden sind. Was sie verbindet, ist auf jeden Fall ihre wachsende Radikalität. mehr...

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Ancient Algia ''preparing'' to get rid of Droudkel
Some repentant terrorists admitted recently that the prince's national organizing so-called''al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb''Abdul''Droudkel alias Abu Musab Abdul Wadud,''three months ago face vehement opposition from some of his followers by leaders who were preparing to remove him from his position as the first terrorist organization in Algeria, and accused him of failing in its military strategies and political, organizational, structural and logistical, as well as because of his defection from the scene and the absence of pictures and voice, as well as injury and serious diseases, malignant did not disclose the nature mehr...

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Al-Qaeda in 'Sahara Emirate'

An offshoot of al-Qaeda has emerged in the deserts of North Africa, claiming an area it calls the Sahara Emirate. (Ein Ableger von al Kaida ist in den Wüsten Nord Afrikas aufgetaucht und beansprucht ein Gebiet, dass sie "Sahara Emirat" nennen. mehr...



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Desertec hat auch eine Signalwirkung. Die Sahara hat neben der Sonne auch noch andere Energienressourcen versteckt. Es geht folglich um die Zukunftsmodelle für die Nutzung der Sahara. Die DESERTEC-Promotoren sind sich wohl nicht bewusst, was ihre Träumereien einleiten, wenn man weiterhin meint, die Sahara nutzen zu müssen, um Strom für Deutschland zu produzieren. Da wird man dann wohl noch Deutsche Truppen dorthin schicken müssen, um die Stromgewinnung zu ermöglichen. Hans

Maurice Freund von Point-Afrique zur Sicherheit im Sahel und in der Sahara

Mali: Gao und Mopti
Niger: Agadez
Mauretanien: Atar

"En ces moments où l’on ne parle que de prises d’otages et du développement du néo-fondamentalisme
islamique, quelle est notre position? Quelles sont les perspectives de Point-Afrique?
Devons-nous poursuivre? Nous arrêter?...
Analysons ensemble, pays par pays, les dernières évolutions..."

http://www.point-afrique.com/newsletter ... er033.html

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Sahara States to Cooperate against al Qaeda

Sahara-region states must work together to fight an emerging alliance of Islamist militants and drug traffickers with South American links, the head of a regional body said on Monday.

Western governments believe that al Qaeda-linked insurgents and drug smugglers -- using the politically volatile and sparsely populated Sahara as a safe haven -- are forging ties which could make both groups a more potent threat. mehr...

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The "Emir of the Sahara", Djouadi, surrounded in El Oued

According to informed sources, the forces of the army and national gendarmerie units, assisted by helicopters surrounded yesterday in the Sahel and Sahara, the Emir of the "Salafi fighting group," Djouadi, alias "Abu Ammar" in the region of El-Marara, in the province of El Oued, about 40 km from the capital of the Province. mehr...

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TERRORISM: USA READY TO COLLABORATE WITH ALGERIA IN FIGHT
27.01.2010 - ANSAmed

ALGIERS - The United States are prepared to collaborate with Algeria in the fight against terrorism in North Africa and the Sahel. This statement was made by commander of US Air Forces Africa General Ronald Ladnier, quoted by APS, during his official 3-day visit to Algiers. The US "appreciates Algeriàs leading role in security issues and the fight against terrorism in many countries in North Africa and the Sahel", Ladnier said ... mehr

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Birgitt

Und somit trägt der Amerikaner den Krieg in ein weiteres Land!
Hat jemand allen ernstes die Illusion das, wenn der Ami im Land ist, sich die Situation verbessert.
Es wird sich, wie in allen bisherigen Ländern, das Problem verschärfen.

Senegal urges African leaders to tackle Al-Qaeda threat

SENEGAL’S president urged African leaders yesterday to join forces in the fight against Al-Qaeda’s North African branch, saying the network’s campaign was taking on “new and disturbing” forms.

Abdoulaye Wade’s appeal came as African Union heads of state gathered to tackle the continent’s crises and conflicts at the bloc’s 14th summit.

“We must organise a round table with neighbouring countries to resolve the issue” of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the veteran Wade said in an interview on the sidelines of the summit in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa. mehr...

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El Kaida im islamischen Maghreb
04.02.2010 - Deutsche Welle

Das Terrornetzwerk El Kaida ist auch in Nordafrika und im Sahel äußerst aktiv. Nun droht es mit der Ausweitung des Dschihad, des sogenannten Heiligen Krieges, auf das krisengeschüttelte Nigeria ... mehr

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The activism of AQIM exacerbates insecurity and crime in the Sahel

DAKAR - The growth made by the Saharan branch of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), as hostage and his involvement in cocaine trafficking, poses on the states of the Sahel, precarious stability, the threat a rampant crime, but probably not the actions of large-scale terrorist.

The growth made by the Saharan branch of Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), as hostage and his involvement in cocaine trafficking, poses on the states of the Sahel, precarious stability, the threat of a rampant crime, but probably not the actions of large-scale terrorist. mehr...

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