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AQIM claim responsibility for kidnapping Australian couple in Burkina
AQIM have claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of the elderly Australian medics from Burkina reported 3 weeks ago on this thread by DTH.
There is also talk of releasing one of them, namely Jocelyn Elliot.
Al-Qaeda claims kidnap of Australians | News24
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Algeria's former prominence in North African terrorism is slowly vaning, after years of pursuit by the Algerian army. Of the 30 emirs/founders of GSPC (that later evolved into AQIM) in 1990 only 11 are still around. And they are loosing recruits to Daesh.
AQMI perd ses effectifs algériens - Actualité - El Watan
Although several leaders and members are of Mauretanian nationality, Mauretania has been remarkably calm since 2011.
Meanwhile cells are being formed in south of Mali, in Senegal, Cote d'Ivoire and Burkina. French are warning of more attacks like we have seen in Ouagadougou.
France Said to Warn Senegal, Ivory Coast of Terror Attack - Bloomberg Business
At least five attacks have been attempted in Cote d'Ivoire over the last year. Foreigners and places they frequent are the targets.
Terrorisme : la Côte d'Ivoire en état de vigilance maximum - JeuneAfrique.com
Libya is becoming a new center of terrorism with the rise of Daesh in coastal Sirte, and a plethora of groups around the country
La Libye, nouveau terrain de jeu du terrorisme - International - El Watan
The situation in Timbuktu https://maghrebandsahel.wordpress.co...timbuktu-mali/
One novelty for the Algerians is how to handle the traffic of Moroccan Daesh recruits headed for Libya. 240 were recently detained at Algiers airport. Perhaps Morocco now have more jihadists than Algeria? http://www.jordantimes.com/news/regi...libya%E2%80%99
So, good news for Algeria and Mauretania. For the rest, not so good.
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US NGO kidnapped near Agadez
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Canadian and two Italians kidnapped in Ghat, SW Libya have been released. No mention of ransom.
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