The terrorist organization of Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat... now known as al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb...
| An area that once unhappily hosted the newly formed United States Marines. |
This is actually a communal guard who was found dead a week after his kidnapping. The Tuareg Arabic, in northern Mali, told AFP yesterday that the hostage who was executed Tuesday night to Wednesday was a retired Algerian customs. This would be executed by the group led by Abdelkrim Taleb, an Arab Targui in northern Mali.
In all likelihood, Droukdal attempt to conceal his failures and knows that Algeria is the only country that refuses to negotiate or pay ransoms.
This media war based on lies and claims is intended to put pressure on the forces of the Algerian Customs covering border and who adopt strategies for the fight against smuggling and terrorism, like border guards, security forces and the national gendarmerie.