/organization/al-Qaeda
Al-Qaeda recruits Iraq war veterans in Algeria
2009-11-20
Algerian militants who fought in Iraq are joining AQIM upon their return, warn Algerian security experts.
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Morocco delays Fath Al-Andalous terror cell trial
2009-11-20
A Sale court on Thursday (November 19th) postponed the trial of 15 alleged terror cell members until January 7th, MAP reported. At the time of their...
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Algerian nuclear physicist accused of plotting terror attacks in France
2009-11-18
A French-Algerian nuclear physicist arrested on terror-related charges in Paris last month allegedly contacted North African terrorists to discuss po...
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Mauritania touts counter-terror operations near Mali border
2009-11-17
Mauritanian security forces took reporters on their first-ever tour of counter-terrorism operations in the restive desert region of Adrar on Friday (...
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Algeria jails 3 Moroccans for trying to join Iraq terrorists
2009-11-11
An Algiers court on Monday sentenced three Moroccans to three years in jail on terror-related charges, APS quoted judicial sources as saying on Tuesd...
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Bomb blast kills senior Algerian officer
2009-11-10
A roadside bomb blast on Monday (November 9th) killed a senior Algerian army officer and wounded two soldiers at Cap Djenet, Boumerdes province, Tout...
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Algeria seeks to end ransom payments to terrorists
2009-11-09
Algeria will take its fight against paying ransoms to terrorists to the global level by introducing a UN resolution.
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Al Jazeera reporters arrested in Mauritania
2009-11-09
Mauritanian authorities on Sunday (November 8th) released three journalists for Qatari satellite television channel Al Jazeera after two days in jail...
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Somali instability worries Maghreb neighbours
2009-11-05
As radical groups in Somalia grow in power, new concerns are mounting in the Maghreb about how to keep young people from adopting extremist ideologies.
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Al-Qaeda emir wounded in clash with Algerian troops
2009-11-05
The al-Qaeda emir responsible for executing British hostage Edwin Dyer last May was gravely injured in a clash with Algerian troops in Adrar, El Khab...
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Mali Touaregs mull arms surrender; Algeria among nations backing incentive plan
2009-11-04
Touareg leaders from the Mali regions that border Algeria, Mauritania and Niger gathered in Kidal on Tuesday (November 3rd) to discuss the threat fro...
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Senegal returns French embassy bombing suspects to Mauritania
2009-11-04
Senegal last week extradited three Mauritanian suspects wanted in connection with the suicide bomb attack on the French embassy in Nouakchott, Dakar...
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Aspiring suicide bomber surrenders in Algeria
2009-11-01
A would-be al-Qaeda suicide bomber surrendered to Algerian authorities last week in Batna, Liberte reported on Friday (October 30th). Abu abd El-Sami...
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Mauritania seeks terror suspect's extradition from Niger
2009-10-30
Mauritania on Thursday (October 29th) officially asked Niger to extradite an important terror suspect, PANA reported. Taghi Ould Youssouf allegedly p...
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Mauritanian authorities question suspect in Tourine troop beheadings, Leggett murder
2009-10-29
The primary suspect in the June 2009 murder of American teacher Christopher Leggett was taken to Mauritania's National Security (DGSN) headquarters f...
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EU to mount Sahel security initiative
2009-10-28
The European Union on Tuesday (October 27th) announced plans to develop a comprehensive regional approach aimed at helping Sahel states quell terrori...
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Wanted Mauritanian terrorist caught in Niger
2009-10-27
Security services in Niger earlier this month arrested a high-profile Mauritanian terror suspect, Journal Tahalil quoted security services as saying...
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Details emerge on deadly Tizi-Ouzou terror attack
2009-10-23
Algerian Interior Minister Yazid Zerhouni late on Thursday (October 22nd) offered new details on the ambush slaying earlier that day of 7 Tizi-Ouzou...
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Algerian forces kill al-Qaeda communications chief
2009-10-19
An al-Qaeda terrorist sought since 1995 died October 7th while attempting to flee Algerian security forces in El Bayadh, El Khabar and other local me...
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Algeria to begin April 11 twin bomb trial; Morocco arraigns terror network suspects
2009-10-16
The April 11, 2007 suicide bombings are among 57 terrorism cases on the docket for the new Court of Algiers session on Sunday (October 18th), APS rep...
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Algeria dismantles al-Qaeda explosives trafficking ring
2009-10-13
Tlemcen security services charged 3 al-Qaeda terror suspects with trafficking explosives into Algeria from Morocco, Tout sur l'Algerie reported on Mo...
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Algerian nuclear physicist faces terrorism charges in France
2009-10-13
An Algerian nuclear physicist was arraigned Monday (October 12th) in Paris on terrorism charges, international press reported. Adlene Hicheur, 32, wh...
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Top French army official visits Mauritania
2009-10-12
French Army chief of staff Jean-Louis Georgelin met Sunday (October 11th) in Nouakchott with his Mauritanian counterpart, General Mohamed Ould Ghazou...
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Algerian troops foil al-Qaeda ambush; 10 terrorists killed in air, ground assault
2009-10-11
Algerian security forces killed ten terrorists in the Al Madjrouna border area between Ghardaia and Bechar provinces, local press reported on Friday...
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France arrests two Algerian terror suspects
2009-10-09
Two Algerian-French brothers, aged 25 and 32, are in French police custody for alleged links with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, local and internat...
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