Algerian Nasserdine Menni was found guilty of supporting suicide bomber Taimour Abdulwahab, who blew himself up in a blast in Sweden in December 2010. Menni claimed asylum while in Glasgow and it was money earned here from benefits and low-paid jobs that was intended to help carry out a mission to kill innocent citizens. Menni […]
It is often said that money is the lifeblood of Jihad and evidently Al Qaeda is watching its money closely, because they basically fired one of their key North African leaders over housekeeping paperwork…That particularly Jihadi was also disenchanted with hostage-taking-for-ransom operations as well… In one 10-page letter, al-Qaida leadership scolded an ambitious terrorist, the […]
Al Qaeda turns to hostage taking across Africa to raise revenue
After years of limiting its kidnap operations to Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and occasionally Algeria and southern Tunisia, it would seem that al-Qaeda, through its Maghreb branch al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) is currently attempting to expand its profitable “kidnapping trade” to other countries to locate new sources of funding. According to Algerian authorities, kidnapping […]
Algeria has been waging a counterinsurgency campaign against violent Jihadist terrorists linked to Al Qaeda. Unfortunately, it seems that Al Qaeda’s major goal of imposing Shariah is making headway through other means. As a result, many Algerians have seen their livelihoods basically erased: “At least 40 bars, restaurants and nightclubs have been closed in the […]
China fourth trade partner of Algeria Algeria main destination of Chinese investments in Middle East and North Africa China became the fourth largest trade partner of Algeria, after the U.S, France and Italy. A report released by the World Bank, has shown that China focuses its trade efforts on the Middle East, and […]
Bombings Rock Algeria Before Ramadan IslamOnline.net & News Agencies At least 54 people have been killed and scores wounded in a series of attacks targeting Algeria before the advent of Ramadan. (Reuters) ALGIERS — A series of bombings rocked Algeria over the past 24 hours killing at least 44 people and wounding scores […]
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