Archives par mot-clef : Mauritania

International Jihadism spreads in the Sahel.

Publié le 06/06/2012 par 7our

Links between Nigerian Boko Haram and jihadist of AQIM (Al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb) seem to be confirmed by the day. Late May, after a raid against a jihadist cell in Kano, Nigeria, Edgar Raupach was found killed. His abduction on … Lire la suite →

Publié dans Algeria, Sahel, Security | Tagué , , , , , , , , | 4 commentaires

Some thoughts on the latest events in the Sahel (1). The two French hostages of Hombori are neither spies nor mercenaries.

Publié le 02/01/2012 par 7our

Posted on 7our.posterous.com on December 12, 2011. We witnessed an acceleration of events lately in the Sahel with an almost daily flood of news. I had to change somewhat the structure of the text I was about to publish. Instead … Lire la suite →

Publié dans Algeria, Sahel, Security | Tagué , , , , , | 5 commentaires

What is behind the interview of Mokhtar Belmokhtar?

Publié le 02/01/2012 par 7our

Posted on 7our.posterous.com on November 30, 2011. An Arab proverb says that ‘knowledge is closer to silence than to speech’. In his interview  with the Mauritanian news service ANI (Agence Nouakchott d’Information), Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb commander Mokhtar Belmokhtar (MBM) … Lire la suite →

Publié dans Algeria, Sahel, Security | Tagué , , , , , , | 5 commentaires