Al Qaida said storing huge arsenal of SAMs in Algeria

Al Qaida said storing huge arsenal of SAMs in Algeria

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Al Qaida has been stockpiling surface-to-air missiles in Algeria. Security sources said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb was storing a arsenal of up to a thousand SAMs in Algeria. The sources said AQIM was also acquiring anti-tank missiles and other weapons for operations throughout North Africa. “The terrorists […]

Fracking watch: Algeria reports ‘most important’ oil discovery of past 20 years

Fracking watch: Algeria reports ‘most important’ oil discovery of past 20 years

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has reported what could be the largest crude oil reserve over the last 20 years. Energy Minister Yusef Yusefi said Algeria has discovered a field with an estimated 1.3 billion barrels of oil. Yusefi said the field, discovered by the state monopoly Sonatrach, was located in Hassi Messaoud. In […]

Algeria encouraged by shale gas potential

Algeria encouraged by shale gas potential

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has been advancing toward shale gas exploration. Officials said the Algerian government reached an advanced stage in a project to explore and develop shale gas. The officials said the Energy Ministry has overseen the exploration of unspecified reservoirs of shale gas. “We are in the advanced stage that would […]

Rival militias battling for control of southern Algerian border

Rival militias battling for control of southern Algerian border

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has sought to quell ethnic battles near the southern border with Mali. Algerian sources said dozens of people have been killed in fighting between rival militias around the border town of Bordj Badji Mokhtar. They said the militias reflected the influx of Al Qaida-aligned fighters from neighboring Mali amid […]

Algerian troops kill Al Qaida deputy chief

Algerian troops kill Al Qaida deputy chief

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria’s Army has killed Al Qaida fighters, including the deputy chief of the insurgency movement. The Algerian Army attacked and killed four suspected operatives of Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. The Army operation took place on early July 19 in Sour Al Gozlane, 120 kilometers southeast of Algiers. […]

Algerian forces kill top Al Qaida operatives from Mali

Algerian forces kill top Al Qaida operatives from Mali

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has reported an operation against Al Qaida. Security sources said Algerian special operations forces stormed suspected strongholds of Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. The sources said the attacks, which took place on June 23 in the southern provinces of Adrar and Ilizi, killed six AQIM fighters. “We […]

Report: Cash-flush Algeria no longer relying on Russia as top military supplier

Report: Cash-flush Algeria no longer relying on Russia as top military supplier

Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Algeria, the most attractive market in Africa, is expected to increase defense spending, a report said. An industry report asserted that Algeria would increase military and security spending over the next five years. The report by SDI said Algiers was expected to spend the majority of its capital expenditure on […]

Morocco tightens border security against influx of Al Qaida from Mali

Morocco tightens border security against influx of Al Qaida from Mali

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Morocco, fearing Al Qaida infiltration, has intensified border security. Security sources said the North African kingdom has deployed additional troops along its border with neighboring Algeria amid the war in Mali. They said the military and Gendarmerie has been alerted to the prospect that hundreds of Al Qaida fighters could […]

Foreign energy firms required to use Algerian security guards

Foreign energy firms required to use Algerian security guards

Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has imposed security guards on foreign energy contractors in the North African state. Officials said the Algiers government drafted measures that require foreign energy contractors to use Algerian security units. They said the directive rebuffed lobbying by the foreign companies to bring security guards from abroad. “We decided to […]