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| Al-Qaeda Leader In Sahara Ready To Surrender, Report | |
| 2007-04-26 | |
| Algiers, 26 April (AKI) - The leader of the Organisation of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who is in charge of the area of Algerian Sahara is ready to surrender, according to a report in Algerian daily al-Shuruq published Thursday. The paper, which quoted unnamed informed sources, said authorities are negotiating directly with the family of Mokhtar considered the Emir of the so-called Area Number Five, southern Algeria. Belmokhtar, whose nom de guerre is Abu al-Abbas or Louar, was reportedly close to Hassan Hattab, the former leader of the now defunct Salafite Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), which changed its name to Organisation of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb in January after pledging allegiance to the international terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. Hattab has surrendered under a national reconciliation plan offered by Algerian authorities to end a brutal civil war in the 1990s in which an estimated 200,000 people have died. Belmokhtar is allegedly in northern Mali, living with an Arab tribe, the al-Berrasha, also involved in the mediations which are taking place in the area of Ain Khalil, 35 kilometres from Mali's border with Algeria. The terror suspect is reportedly demanding a passport and the cancellation of all charges against him, including a sentence to death, in exchange for his surrender.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 I wonder if he knew this guy: "No. 2 official of al Qaeda in Algeria, Samir Mousaab, was killed Thursday in a clash with an army patrol, the country's official APS news agency said, citing security officials." |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-04-26 20:27 |
| #3 hahahahaha youz. Someday this awl will be yours. Dad I don't want to compete with the Manolo. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-04-26 17:51 |
| #2 Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who is in charge of the area of Algerian Sahara... "Someday, son, all this will be yours!" "What, the sand?..." |
| Posted by: mojo 2007-04-26 17:21 |
| #1 Agree to it. And then subject him to trial by wood chipper. If he survives, he's guilty. |
| Posted by: gorb 2007-04-26 17:15 |