Special to WorldTribune.com Geostrategy-Direct.com WASHINGTON — The U.S. intelligence community has determined that Al Qaida was expanding in North Africa. Officials said Al Qaida has formed groups throughout North Africa and the Sahel regime. They cited the new Al Murabitoun, which has been operating in Algeria and Niger over the last year. “This newly formed […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria is said to have killed a leading member of Al Qaida. Security sources said the Algerian Army has killed the deputy commander of Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb. The target was identified as the leading aide to AQIM chief Abdul Malik Droukdel. “He was killed in an […]
John J. Metzler UNITED NATIONS — An arc of political and social instability exists on the soft underbelly of the Sahara Desert, as Islamic militants and ethnic separatists chip away at the fragile political geography of five states on the southern fringe of the Sahara desert. The West African country of Mali, wracked by a […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Britain has determined that Al Qaida’s network in Yemen marked the most dangerous wing of the global Islamist insurgency movement. The House of Commons Intelligence and Security Committee asserted that Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula presented one of the greatest threats to Britain and other NATO allies. In its […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid Al Jazeera is under scrutiny for subversion in Egypt, and facing a mutiny from its own reporters over supporting the Muslim Brotherhood there. But The Washington Post assures us in a story that the channel’s official launch in the United States is on Aug. 20, and its coverage, will […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Cliff Kincaid A major Islamist terrorist threat has emerged in Africa, and Al Jazeera is right in the middle of it, as usual. President Obama is largely AWOL, so the left-wing, socialist president of France has taken the lead and is committing military forces to stopping the threat. Playing a familiar […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Algeria’s armed forces on Jan. 17 attempted a rescue operation of foreign hostages held by Al Qaida at a natural gas facility. [Reuters reported that, according to a source, six hostages and eights captors were killed when the Algerian military opened fire on a vehicle being used by the captors. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has captured a large group of suspected members of Al Qaida. Algerian security sources said about 200 operatives of Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb were captured after a military operation near the border with Libya. The sources said the AQIM operatives were headed to Libya to acquire […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria and Morocco have signed their first intelligence accord. The two North African neighbors have signed an agreement to exchange intelligence on insurgency financing. The accord would commit the financial intelligence units of both countries to also exchange information on suspected money laundering and orgnaized crime. Officials said the agreement […]