North Africa – Algerian jihadists seek to expand (Middle East Times)
Algerian jihadists seek to expand (Middle East Times)
ALGIERS, Algeria, June 18 (UPI) — The killing of some 20 Algerian paramilitary policemen in a desert ambush Monday by Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaida was a show of force by the jihadists who appear determined to expand their operations across the region and open a new terror front.
Militants kill British hostage in Sahara (The New Zealand Herald)
Al Qaeda’s North Africa wing said yesterday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara. Britain said it had reason to believe the hostage, Edwin Dyer, had been killed and Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killing as “a barbaric act of terrorism”.
Algerian jihadists fighting under al-Qaida banner (u.tv)
Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was formed mostly from the ranks of an Algerian jihadist faction that wanted to operate under the banner of a globally recognised name.
‘Poverty and racism’ driving migrant out
Egyptian police have shot dead a migrant as he tried to enter Israel illegally, a security official has said.
Police: US man shot dead in West African capital (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gunmen shot and killed an American man Tuesday as he left his car in the capital of the West African nation of Mauritania, police and witnesses said.
American shot dead in West African capital (AP via Yahoo! News)
Gunmen attempting to kidnap an American man in Mauritania on Tuesday shot and killed him when he tried to resist, a police officer in the West African nation said.
Algerian jihadists seek to expand (Space War)
Algiers, Algeria (UPI) Jun 18, 2009 – The killing of some 20 Algerian paramilitary policemen in a desert ambush Wednesday by Islamist extremists linked to al-Qaida was a show of force by the jihadists who appear determined to expand their operations across the region and open a new terror front.
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