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AL QAIDA QUIETLY RELOCATES TO ALGERIA
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| 11/27/03
Posted on 11/26/2003 8:40:09 PM PST by Mossad1967
LONDON [MENL] -- Al Qaida operatives have been relocating to the southern Sahara Desert in Algeria and have prepared secret bases near the border with Mali.
Western intelligence sources said the Al Qaida effort was detected in early 2003 and has been aided by the Salafist Brigade for Combat and Call. They said the Salafist leadership has provided Al Qaida with hideouts and logistics in the mountain region.
"The area is ideal for Al Qaida training and command functions," an intelligence source said. "The area is isolated and is located along the border with Mali, where there is no trace of government control."
The sources said the Al Qaida operatives use the Sahara as a base to move into neighboring countries as Libya and Mauritania. The focus of the Al Qaida presence is the Mali desert near the Algerian border.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: africa; algeria; alqaeda; alqaedaalgeria; combatandcall; gia; gspc; libya; mali; mauritania; nafrica; northafrica; salafist; salafistbrigade; sbcc; sbfcac; sbfcc
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Time to send a message to the Sahara!!!
To: Mossad1967
You can run...
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posted on
11/26/2003 8:42:00 PM PST
by
Ramius
To: Ramius
Anybody got a map?
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posted on
11/26/2003 8:52:08 PM PST
by
Ethyl
To: Mossad1967
Imagine, using algiers as a base!
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posted on
11/26/2003 8:54:59 PM PST
by
mylife
Hey France, Heads up!
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posted on
11/26/2003 8:56:32 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Mossad1967
mooooovin on bump!
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:02:05 PM PST
by
txhurl
(MOABs now.)
To: Ethyl
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:03:57 PM PST
by
mylife
To: mylife
Play It Again Sam! Here's look'in at you Babe. Best lines Bogey ever uttered. It was Algiers wasn't it?
Here's look'in at you Osama! Mud in you eye! Set a round for the house Sam.
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:04:09 PM PST
by
HardStarboard
(Dump Wesley Clark.....he worries me as much as Hillary!)
To: Mossad1967
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:04:20 PM PST
by
armymarinemom
(I Rocked the Cradle of Death from Above)
To: Mossad1967
Glad to see some dont limit all this to the middle east
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:08:55 PM PST
by
mylife
To: Mossad1967
I see another place to test a MOAB....
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:11:15 PM PST
by
stylin_geek
(Koffi: 0, G.W. Bush: (I lost count))
To: mylife
France has been invaded by Algerians for about 30 years....I was there in 1976-77 (Christmas/New Years) and my relatives talked about it then....
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:12:41 PM PST
by
goodnesswins
(Aren't you glad you LIVE IN THE USA?)
To: goodnesswins
France has been invaded by Algerians for about 30 years....I was there in 1976-77 (Christmas/New Years) and my relatives talked about it then....
yes yes It was worse in 84 ...and Im afraid has escalted since
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:15:00 PM PST
by
mylife
To: goodnesswins
As I ?understand? it, Algierian terrorism (and the fallout) is the main reason the French populace refuses any international meddling. Even to their demise.
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:19:45 PM PST
by
txhurl
(MOABs now.)
To: mylife
...and Im afraid has
escaltedescalated since.. You knew what I meant
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:20:37 PM PST
by
mylife
To: All
If Al-Qaeda is planning on setting up shop in Algeria, it may not work to their advantage. Algeria is a country in turmoil due to their civil war.
However, the Algerian security forces have a particularly brutal (and efficient) way of doing business with Islamo-fascists.
Last time I checked, tens of thousands of Algerians suspected of working for or with the Salafists or the Armed Islamic Group ended up dead or disappeared. This has happened since 1992.
The Algerian govt is really not big on prisoner rights or legal due process. I don't think they're gonna look to favorably toward more armed malcontents moving into their country.
To: Mossad1967
Boom!
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:23:06 PM PST
by
SeeRushToldU_So
(Libs want to take my money, my guns, and my land....then sodimize me.)
To: armymarinemom
Looks damn close to Niger.
To: Mossad1967
Perfectly logical where Islamic Insanity is concerned...AL GERIA + AL QAIDA = AL DEATH !!!
.
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posted on
11/26/2003 9:50:54 PM PST
by
GeekDejure
( LOL = Liberals Obey Lucifer !!!)
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