Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb fighter has been killed in Algeria. The Algerian Defense Ministry said a senior AQIM commander was killed in an ambush in the Kabylie region, about 80 kilometers east of Algiers, on Sept. 21. The ministry said the fighter, later identified only […]
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 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Al Qaida is said to be expanding operations throughout North Africa from the insurgency network’s base in Mali. Mauritanian President Mohammed Ould Abdel Aziz said Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb took over a large area of northern Mali. Abdul Aziz said AQIM was threatening interests throughout the Sahel […]