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    May 23, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  1. At least 26 killed in simultaneous car bomb attacks in Niger

    NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring 30, according to officials in Niger and France.
    NIAMEY, Niger — Suicide bombers in Niger detonated two car bombs simultaneously on Thursday, one inside a military camp in the city of Agadez and another in the remote town of Arlit at a French-operated uranium mine, killing 26 people and injuring...

    Tags: Nuclear Weapons, Explosions, Jihad, Bombings, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    2. Mar 23, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Complete

  2. France confirms death of Al-Qaida chief Abou Zeid

    The death of a top  Al Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground and regroup to renew itself. Even the fearsome Abou Zeid is replaceable.
    The death of a top  Al Qaida-linked warlord in combat with French-led troops represents a victory in the battle against jihadists who had a stranglehold on northern Mali. But it is far from the defining blow against a wily enemy that can go underground...

    Tags: Terrorism, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Francois Hollande, Algeria, Religious Conflicts

    3. Mar 20, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times Exclusive

  3. Al Qaeda group claims to have beheaded a French hostage

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb, one of the violent Al Qaeda-linked militias active in North and West Africa, claims to have executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military operation in Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Al Qaeda in the Islamic Mahgreb, one of the violent Al Qaeda-linked militias active in North and West Africa, claims to have executed a French hostage in retaliation for France's military operation in Mali. France...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Francois Hollande, Kidnapping, France

    4. Feb 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. France says it won't negotiate to free kidnapped family

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- The stakes are high for France: the lives of four French children, their parents, a relative and nine other French hostages being held by Al Qaeda-linked militants in Nigeria and Mali. But France, entrenched in a war in...

    Tags: Cameroon, Polio, Wars and Interventions, Kidnapping, France

    5. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Nigeria extremists claim responsibility for kidnapping 7 foreigners

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- An extremist splinter group Monday claimed responsibility for the weekend kidnapping of seven foreigners in northern Nigeria. The group, Ansaru, broke away from the Islamist insurgent organization Boko Haram, which has been...

    Tags: U.S. Army, Religion and Belief, U.S. Department of Defense, Hugo Chavez, Wars and Interventions

    6. Jan 30, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. France, Western allies likely to be mired in Mali for years

    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the sky to block the occupiers' escape.
    French troops backing a Mali government campaign to retake the northern half of the country from Islamic militants have been cheered as liberators since their convoys rolled into historic Timbuktu this week and hundreds of paratroopers dropped from the...

    Tags: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Religion and Belief, France, Africa, Muammar Gaddafi

    7. Jan 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Key city in Mali reportedly falls to French military

    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation.
    SEGOU, Mali — French and Malian forces on Saturday drove Al Qaeda-linked Islamists out of a key city in northern Mali, a major advance in France’s campaign against insurgents in the West African nation. The French military in Paris announced...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Armed Forces, Rebellions, Western Africa, France

    8. Jan 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Want to fight terrorism? Educate women

    The jihadists stoning women to death in Mali and taking hostages in Algeria are harbingers of much worse to come. Osama bin Laden may be dead, but Al Qaeda in Africa now threatens an area twice the size of Germany.
    The jihadists stoning women to death in Mali and taking hostages in Algeria are harbingers of much worse to come. Osama bin Laden may be dead, but Al Qaeda in Africa now threatens an area twice the size of Germany. Mali is just one country in the Sahel,...

    Tags: Iraq, Social Issues, Family Planning, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Military

    9. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. In Africa, resilient Al Qaeda flaunts power to terrorize

    A deadly hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex and an armed international confrontation in Mali herald the opening of another front in the global war on terrorism and serve as stark reminders that Al Qaeda retains the power to inflict death and disorder despite the loss of its leader.
    A deadly hostage-taking at an Algerian gas complex and an armed international confrontation in Mali herald the opening of another front in the global war on terrorism and serve as stark reminders that Al Qaeda retains the power to inflict death and...

    Tags: Religion and Belief, Yemen, Wars and Interventions, Afghanistan, Defense

    10. Jan 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Pentagon planning to ferry more French troops, gear to Mali

    WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days aboard U.S. Air Force C-17 cargo jets, according to Air Force Maj. Robert Firman.
    WASHINGTON -- After a weeklong delay while the Obama administration debated whether to assist French forces fighting in Mali, the Pentagon is planning to begin ferrying additional French troops and equipment to the West African nation in coming days...

    Tags: The Pentagon, Al-Qaeda, Armed Forces, U.S. Air Force, Western Africa

    11. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Algeria attackers reportedly led by one-eyed militant

    WASHINGTON -- The attackers who seized an Algerian gas field and <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-algeria-gas-field-hostages-20130116,0,5353176.story" target="_blank">took foreigners hostage</a> early Wednesday were commanded by the notorious one-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Mauritanian news agency ANI reported as the crisis continued.
    WASHINGTON -- The attackers who seized an Algerian gas field and took foreigners hostage early Wednesday were commanded by the notorious one-eyed Algerian militant Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Mauritanian news agency ANI reported as the crisis continued....

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Energy Resources, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Department of State, Algeria

    12. Jan 16, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. French troops go on the attack in Mali

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa &ndash; French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust the militants.
    This post has been corrected. See the note below for details.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – French ground forces engaged in combat with Al Qaeda-linked rebels in central Mali on Wednesday, according to French news reports, as the newly deployed troops launched their first ground operation in a battle to oust...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Jihad, Nigeria, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Religion and Belief

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