New ‘tough’ head of Algerian security named after Al Qaida abductions
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Algeria has appointed a retired general to be its new security chief. The regime of President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika has named [Ret.] Gen. Othman Tartag to head the Homeland Security Department. The department has been deemed the most powerful agency in the Algerian security establishment. “He is a tough man […]