| [Maghrebia] Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb issued a statement on a jihadist website threatening to execute French hostage Pierre Camatte on February 20th and Italian hostage Sergio Cicala on March 1st, international press reported on Friday (February 5th). According to terrorist website monitoring group SITE, AQIM again demanded the release of several jailed al-Qaeda members in exchange for the hostages. The statement did not mention the four other kidnapped foreigners believed held in Mali by al-Qaeda. |