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The Agadez region experiencing an unprecedented residual banditry.

On Sunday, May 16, gunmen attacked a convoy of traders Libyan Thurayatte about 85 km from Agadez. For the moment the trial balance of the attack on the Libyan side in 6 fatalities and seriously injured many passengers ... it is unclear whether the reasons are money, goods, or regulations of scores between rival gangs of smugglers plying the Saharan area ..

As we have repeatedly emphasized, if a total mobilization of people, former combatants, authorities and all actors of the security is not effective, the phenomenon will discourage any initiative for development of regional but also national .

Quelle: Issikta

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Former Libyan militants now wage battle within homeland to discredit al-Qaeda
31.03.2010 - Washington Post

TRIPOLI, LIBYA -- His life as a militant began with a call to holy war. It ended inside a prison in his native Libya. In between, Sami al-Saadi orchestrated attacks against Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi, moved in Osama bin Laden's inner circle and befriended Mohammad Omar, the Taliban leader ... mehr

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Al-Qaida offshoot grows in the desert
06.06.2010 - Washington Post

GAO, Mali — Dozens of Malian troops rush through the sweltering desert, yell war cries and open fire, spitting hundreds of bullets from rifles and machine guns. It's all part of a training session — run by the United States. The U.S. is trying to help nations bordering the Sahara and the arid Sahel region to contain a growing threat of terrorism. More than 200 U.S. Special Forces and 500 African troops trained together in May, in the latest of several large military maneuvers over the past few years ... mehr

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Rare video of al Qaeda fighters in North Africa
10.06.2010 - france24

FRANCE 24 has obtained exclusive video images of al Qaeda-linked fighters in northern Africa. The footage offers a rare glimpse of the daily, often mundane, lives of the Islamist insurgency ... mehr mit Video

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Tote und Verletzte bei Terroranschlag in Algerien
11.06.2010 - Kleine Zeitung

Eine von islamischen Terroristen gezündete Autobombe hat in Algerien vier Menschen in den Tod gerissen und weitere 20 verletzt ... mehr
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FRANCE 24 EXCLUSIVE: The lives of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb fighters
11.06.2010 - france24

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb is increasing its influence in the Southern Sahara and estimates now put their number at 400. When one of their fighters defected, a videotape was found on his person. It showed amateur footage of the group during training sessions. France 24 has obtained a copy of the tape - watch the exclusive pictures here ... mehr mit Video


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Birgitt hat geschrieben:Rare video of al Qaeda fighters in North Africa
10.06.2010 - france24

Dieses Video gibt es jetzt auch bei YouTube



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Und gerade bei youtube auch in englischer Sprache online gegangen



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Exclusive images of alleged al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
14.06.2010 - france24

In this edition: exclusive images of alleged al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb militants training in the Sahara desert; In Algeria a feud over TV rights has meant many may not be able to afford to watch their national team play; and Morocco's Atlas forests are under threat, our correspondents bring us an exclusive report on Morocco's so called Cedar tree mafia ... mehr mit Video

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Alliance between African radical groups poses danger
15.06.2010 - france24

AFP - Moves by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb to forge links with Nigerian Islamic radicals represent a serious threat, say analysts in Mauritania, Algeria and Europe. The leader of AQIM, the Algerian Abou Moussab Abdel Wadoud, also known as Abdelmalek Droukdal, dreams of spreading his zone of operation to the south. He has worked to establish ties with the radical Nigerian Islamists of the "Taliban", a violent group clashes regularly with the Nigerian authorities ... mehr

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Analysts: north African Qaeda helps drug trade
Observers say Qaeda members involved in protecting traffickers despite Islam ban on drugs.
15.06.2010 - middle east online

NOUAKCHOTT - Al-Qaeda's north African operation is not above offering protection to drug traffickers moving into the region, say experts -- despite Islam's condemnation of drugs. The well-armed, well-connected members of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are in a position to guarantee the safe passage for the convoys of heroin and cocaine, several sources said ... mehr

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Marokko meldet Zerschlagung von Terrorgruppe
21.06.2010 - Kleine Zeitung

Die marokkanischen Sicherheitsbehörden haben nach eigenen Angaben eine weitere Terrorgruppe zerschlagen. Laut Mitteilung des marokkanischen Innenministeriums vom Montag planten die elf islamistischen Extremisten Anschläge in dem nordafrikanischen Königreich. Die Gruppe sei von einem Palästinenser angeführt worden. Einzelheiten wurden nicht genannt ... mehr

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In the Sahara, AQIM built shelters to protect from air raids
23.06.2010 - ennahar

Timbuktu - Elements of Al-Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) are currently building in the Sahara very protected "shelters", in anticipation of possible aerial attacks, said corroborating sources in Mali.

"We have verified, cross-referenced information, allowing us to note that AQIM is currently building a kind of bunker, shelter to protect themselves from attacks in the desert between Mali and Algeria," provides a security source in the Malian region of Tombouctou (900km north-east of Bamako) ... mehr

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Algerien: Fünf Tote bei Anschlag auf Hochzeitsfeier
Bei einem Angriff auf eine Hochzeitsfeier in Algerien sind fünf Menschen erschossen worden. Das jüngste Opfer war ein zehn Jahre alter Bub.
Hinter der Attacke am Donnerstagabend in der Nähe der Stadt Tebessa im Osten des Landes sollen Islamisten stecken, wie am Freitag aus Sicherheitskreisen verlautete.mehr...

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Al-Qaeda losing supporters in jihadi groups across Arab world
25.06.2010 - magharebia

In addition to security restrictions that it faces in many countries around the world, al-Qaeda has been facing another significant challenge for years from within the "jihadi" circles it tapped to recruit fighters. The challenge concerns the use of armed violence – and in many cases, indiscriminate violence – to achieve al-Qaeda's goals ... mehr

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U.S. military contractors eye Africa
28.06.2010 - UPI

ALGIERS, Algeria, June 28 (UPI) -- The U.S. military's Africa Command, whose mission is widely seen as protecting U.S. energy interests, is reported to be seeking to move in private defense contractors to set up a sophisticated intelligence-gathering operation to monitor terrorist infiltration ... mehr
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Mauritania: fighting terrorism in the Sahel region
28.06.2010 - france24

Limit terrorism, and deal with Al Qaeda insurgents. That's what Mauritania wants. Authorities outlined a military zone, at the borders with Mali and Algeria. Three games, two defeats, Algeria's World Cup Dreams are shattered. And Fatwas divide in Morocco. These religious and legal opinions are meant to help resolve certain issues, but it seems they are now causing trouble ... mehr mit Video


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