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En zoals verwacht... Next please, Algerije ?

Een aanval van AQIM op een BP-gasveld in Algerije.

Zonder twijfel is dit pas het begin van 'een situatie' in dat land...

BBC - Foreigners held hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria
17 januari 2013 - Two foreign nationals, one of them British, have been killed and more than 20 taken hostage in an attack by Islamist militants on a gas facility in eastern Algeria, state media report.

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Earlier, a group known as the Khaled Abu al-Abbas Brigade told the AFP news agency that it had kidnapped the workers.

The Khaled Abu al-Abbas Brigade is believed to be led by Mokhtar Belmokhtar - also known as Abu al-Abbas - who was a senior commander of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) before late last year, when he set up his own armed group after apparently falling out with other leaders.

His new group is also known as the Signed-in Blood Battalion, a spokesman for whom told ANI that it had more than 40 hostages, including seven Americans, two French citizens and two British citizens.

"We are holding the Algerian and French governments, and the hostages' countries, entirely responsible for their slowness in satisfying our demands, foremost of which is an immediate halt to the aggression against our brothers in Mali," the spokesman added.

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Wie is de Algerijnse Mokhtar Belmokhtar aka Abu al-Abbas ?


Algerian Moktar Belmoktar. Belmoktar was trained in Afghanistan following the defeat of the Soviets by the CIA-trained and supported mujahideen that ultimately morphed into the Taliban and al-Qaeda. The hostage situation arises as the Pentagon prepares to intervene in Mali.

Bron : Infowars - Hostage Situation Arises as Pentagon Prepares Mali Intervention