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Surrender of Abu Djendel, head of al-Farouk phalanx
 The big turban of al-Farouk phalanx, Oukad Atiya, alias "Abu Djendel", surrendered to security services in the province of Bouira, five months after his appointment as head of the phalanx, in replacement of his predeccessor Mansouri Ahmed, alias "Abdul Djebbar, who also surrendered last April 21, and benefited from the provisions of the charter for peace and national reconciliation." Katibat al-Farouk " is considered one of the largest and most powerful phalanxes in the central region after Katibat Al Ansar ". It extends from Medea to Bouira, Tizi Ouzou and Boumerdes, and has been responsible for numerous assassination and kidnapping operations in the central region. The latter, according to credible sources of Ennahar, surrendered after numerous appeals of former heads of the armed organization, among others, Touati Othman, alias Abul Abbas, a former leader in the organization of the former Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ... now known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb... , Samir Sayoud aka Samir Mosaâb, who declared to the security services that he had decided to leave the armed activities because he found no reason to stay in the bush, he was convinced that Jihad in Algeria was a mistake. Moreover, those who had surrendered to security services reported living in good conditions with their families, denying the allegations of heads of the terrorist organization that they were mistreated. Posted by: Fred 2010-09-04 |
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