I believe controls and regs vary from wilaya (province) to wilaya. Illizi town and Djanet are in Illizi wilaya which extends well north of HbG. Although there are plenty of oil installations around In Amenas etc, the current checkpoints (as well as piste closures) are I believe primarily an over-reaction to 2003 which all happened in Illizi wilaya. A shame as, as far as pistes go, Illizi wilaya was about as good as it got in Alg.
Tam wilaya (which on the regular piste starts at the re-occupied Serenout fort) is more relaxed, AFAIU, although I dont know why - is it just lack of oil installations? That is why were were going there next Feb, to roam around where we liked.
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