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Libyan fighters return from the Middle East for homegrown jihad

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An aide to the former Libyan Prime Minster Ali Zeidan has revealed that the country could be gearing up for a major long battle between Islamists and the militia headed by Khalifa Haftar. Libyans who were sent by the Islamists to fight in Syria and Iraq are now returning to fight against the men of […]
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Algeria Hostage Crisis Ends in Bloodbath: 37 Foreign Workers Killed, 5 still Missing

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At least some 37 foreign workers, who were taken lately hostage by Islamist militants linked to Al Qaeda at a gas plant in Southern Algerian city of In Amenas, were killed during a military operation launched by the Algerian Special Forces to release the captives and retake to the gasfield compound. The identified slain hostages […]
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Algeria Hostage Crisis: Over 40 Foreign Workers Captured by Al-Qaeda

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As many as 41 people – including American, British, French, Japanese, Norwegian, Irish and Austrian nationals – are being held hostage by armed Islamist militants after storming a gas facility in Algeria. The gas production facility attacked on Wednesday by the terrorists is located in the town of In Amenas (near the Libyan border). The […]