Islamist activity in the Sahara in relation to travel security
In this thread should only be written entries on the fight against al qaeda in the maghreb.
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Four Saharan desert states are to open a joint command headquarters in Algeria to co-ordinate efforts to counter the growing regional threat from al-Qaeda.
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BBC - Saharan states to open joint military headquarters
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Prior to the start of the military exercise Flintlock 2010, the United States Embassy in Mali held last Monday, 19 April a press luncheon to brief journalists on the issue. Lunch during which they spoke by phone with Max Blumenfeld, Communications Officer Command American in Europe.
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maliweb - Exercice Flintlock 2010 : Les militaires �* l’avant-garde du terrorisme
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ALGIERS, April 20 (Reuters) - Four Sahara desert states will on Wednesday open a joint command headquarters in the south of Algeria to coordinate efforts to counter a growing threat from al Qaeda, the Algerian Defence Ministry said.
Western countries say that unless the region's fractious governments join forces to fight the insurgents, al Qaeda could turn the Sahara desert into a safe haven along the lines of Yemen and Somalia and use it to launch large-scale attacks.
The announcement of the new base followed a ground-breaking meeting last month of senior officials from the region's neighbouring governments that was praised by the United States as a step towards collectively confronting al Qaeda.
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Reuters - Saharan states to open joint anti-Qaeda command HQ
Ulrich
Last edited by Chris Scott; 18 Mar 2015 at 19:00.
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