Thursday, August 22, 2013

African Islamist militants merge, declare jihad on France, will 'rout troops' of France and its allies-AFP

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8/22/13, "African Islamist militias merge, declare jihad on France," AFP, via expatica.com

"The Algeria siege and the Niger assaults were said to have been carried out in retaliation for France's military intervention launched in January against Islamist groups in Mali.

Belmokhtar, who broke away from AQIM in 2012 and was involved in the fighting against Chadian forces in Mali, was reported to have been killed in action in March.

The reports, however, were never confirmed and it is believed that he remains at large....

The statement said the jihadist movement in the region was now "stronger than ever" and threatened France and its allies, promising "to rout their troops"."...


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