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Thursday, December 24, 2009     INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING

Israelis, Americans face threats in North Africa

JERUSALEM Ñ Israel has alerted its nationals to be on guard against attacks by the Al Qaida network in North Africa.   

The National Security Council has warned Israelis to avoid travel to North African and regional states. The council's Counter-Terrorism Bureau said the Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was seeking to abduct Israeli and Western nationals.

"Information has been received that the organization intends to perpetrate attacks, especially abduction attacks, including against Israelis, in the various Sahel countries in Africa," the council said on Dec. 23.

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The council, part of the prime minister's office, said AQIM was "gaining momentum both in its organizing and terrorist activities." In an assessment that differed with that of the United States, the Israeli agency said AQIM was expanding operations and seeking to abduct Westerners, including U.S. nationals.

Israelis were urged to avoid visits to Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria and Togo. Israel does not have diplomatic relations with Algeria, regarded as the headquarters of AQIM.

"The NSC Counter-Terrorism Bureau requests Israelis be in telephone contact with their friends and relatives currently in the aforementioned countries/areas and update them on the foregoing," the council said.



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