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Africa North
Libya, Algeria, Tunisia Join Forces to Secure Borders
2013-01-13
[An Nahar] The prime ministers of Libya, Algeria and Tunisia decided on Saturday to reinforce border security
Shoulder to shoulder and all that, no doubt...
and join forces tackling regional challenges including terrorism, arms trafficking and organized crime.
A noble goal. Now which of you are working toward reestablishing the Caliphate?
The decision was taken by Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalik Sellal and Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali during a meeting in the southern Libyan oasis of Ghadames.

They pledged in an 11-point plan to "create common border checkpoints and intensify cooperation in the security sphere through joint patrols," and vowed as well to tackle organized crime and terrorism.

The premiers also addressed the crisis in Mali, which shares a border with Algeria and where troops are poised to reclaim a key town from Islamists threatening to advance on the capital after La Belle France sent in its air force.

"It is necessary to find a political solution to this crisis by fostering dialogue between the different parties in Mali to preserve the illusory sovereignty and unity of its territory," they said in a joint statement.
Except that the jihadis are only interested in kinetic conversations, in between which they happily abuse the non-jihadi natives.
The Libyan prime minister told journalists the "situation in Mali has made it necessary for us to meet in order to prevent and tackle its consequences."

It requires close "coordination between our military and intelligence services to prevent anything that might affect our security, the movement of persons, arms and drugs trafficking, terrorism and human trafficking," he said.
Is that the American professor that NPR was so excited about, or did he give up and return to his lectern?
Libyan authorities in December decided to close the country's borders with Algeria, Niger, Chad and Sudan, decreeing the oil-rich south a military zone, in a move seen by analysts as a response to the crisis in Mali.

Although Libya does not share borders with Mali it has been the worst affected by the spillover of weapons and fighters, both Tuareg and Islamist, that accompanied the 2011 uprising that ousted dictator Muammar Qadaffy
... the like of whose wardrobe will never be seen again. At least that's what we hope...
Posted by:Fred

#1  Notice the one, essential, country that is missing...
Posted by: Pappy   2013-01-13 13:26  

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