'Numerous' other bodies at Algeria plant (Drudge: All Hostages Dead) AP 1/20/2013 Algerian bomb squads scouring a gas plant where Islamist militants took dozens of foreign workers hostage found "numerous" new bodies on Sunday as they searched for explosive traps left behind by the attackers, a security official said, a day after a bloody raid ended the four-day siege of the remote desert refinery. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation, said the bodies were badly disfigured and difficult to identify. (Excerpt) News from The Associated Press Read more: News from The Associated Press
Dat's odd - Granny thought 9/11 was s'posed to be a wake-up call... Algeria crisis is a wakeup call for America Sat January 19, 2013 - Americans, others have been taken hostage by Islamist militants in Algeria; Frida Ghitis: The hostage crisis is a warning that militants must be pushed back; She says war has been raging in neighboring Mali, with extremists gaining ascendency; Ghitis: The U.S. should aid the Mali government and help stabilize that part of the world See also: Al-Qaida flourishes in Sahara, emerges stronger Jan 20,`13 -- The Islamists are back as a force in Algeria.
Granny says, "Dat's right - an' den when dey's done with Europe, dey comin' over here... Don't care about Mali violence? It's staging for Europe Source: Al-Qaida strategy to launch attacks on West
The 'One-Eyed' reported killed in Chad... Head of Chadian army claims troops kill Belmoktar Mar 2,`13 -- Chad's military chief announced late Saturday that his troops deployed in northern Mali had killed Moktar Belmoktar, the terrorist who orchestrated the attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria that left 36 foreigners dead.
Belmoktar's death still unconfirmed... Militant says Belmokhtar alive - monitoring service Sun Mar 3, 2013 - Algerian al Qaeda commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar, reported killed by Chadian troops, is alive, a monitoring service that tracks online militant forums reported a contributor as saying on Sunday. See also: U.S. still uncertain of jihadist leader’s death March 3rd, 2013 - The Obama administration is still searching through incoming intelligence reports to look for specific evidence to confirm that jihadist Moktar Belmoktar was killed in a raid by Chad military on a jihadist base in northeastern Mali, a senior U.S. official tells CNN.
Well, mebbe dey got him, mebbe not... Islamist commander Abou Zeid's death in Mali 'probable' 4 March 2013 - Abou Zeid's death would be "good news" if confirmed, Adm Guillaud said
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