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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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REFILE-Mali captures militant Islamist leader on Mauritanian border | News by Country | Reuters
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US NGO kidnapped near Agadez

US non-government worker 'seized in Niger' - BBC News

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a7363771.html

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Canadian and two Italians kidnapped in Ghat, SW Libya have been released. No mention of ransom.
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Background on Ghat events

An interesting analysis here, may even contain elements of truth:
EXCLUSIVE: Italy-Algeria talks, not military intervention, freed foreign captives in Libya | Middle East Eye
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French aid worker kidnapped in Gao

French aid worker Sophie Petronin kidnapped in Mal i - France 24
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Colombian nun kidnapped in Mali

Colombian missionary nun kidnapped, this time near Koutiala, between Sikasso and Segou, close to the Burkina border.
Une religieuse catholique colombienne enlev&#x00E9 ;e dans le sud du Mali - RFI

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Thanks for keeping track. No tourists kidnapped for soon five years now. But a number of workers are held somewhere in Mali.
Still no good news about hostages, Swede Gustafsson and SA/Brit McGowan

Gift of the Givers Finally Makes Contact with Stephan and Johan's Captors - Gift of the Givers Foundation

Things are not looking good in Mali.
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Sahel : à la découverte du système Mokhtar Belmokhtar - JeuneAfrique.com
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And now a touareg from Kidal is the chief terrorist in Sahara/Sahel.
Makes one wonder what happened to MBM.

Fusion de groupes jihadistes au Sahel, sous la bannière d'Al-Qaïda - JeuneAfrique.com
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http://www.globalincidentmap.com/bet...-ransom/search

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This might seem to be slightly off-topic but really it is not:
https://elijahjm.wordpress.com/2017/...-and-iraq-why/
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Mali attack: Security forces battle gunmen at Le Campement resort near Bamako

Mali attack: Security forces battle gunmen at Le Campement resort near Bamako | The Independent
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https://sahelblog.wordpress.com/2017...angaba-resort/
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