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| Algeria thwarts Mali arms smuggling |
| 2013-04-18 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] Algerian security forces on Saturday (April 13th) intercepted an arms shipment from Libya to cut-throats in northern Mali. Special Forces eliminated five cut-throats during the operation. They reportedly belonged to al-Qaeda splinter group Movement for Tawhid and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and were in charge of protecting the arms shipment. Wakt El Djazair quoted a security source as saying that a counter-terrorism military unit, supported by two helicopters, was able to destroy two SUVs carrying five gunnies. The difficult chase of the two SUVs was conducted by the joint security forces in the pastoral region called the Valley of Guineen, located about 190 kilometres from the Bordj Badji Mokhtar district in Adrar wilaya. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Intercepted one arms shipment out of how many? |
| Posted by: American Delight 2013-04-18 22:29 |