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| Jebel Chaambi operations continue in Tunisia |
| 2013-07-25 |
| Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh acknowledged on Monday (July 22nd) that the terror threat in Jebel Chaambi was not yet over. "Army and security units are still pursuing through various methods terrorist groups entrenched in Jebel Chaambi in order to monitor their movements," the prime minister revealed during an interview with four local radio stations. Larayedh said that no arrests had been made in Jebel Chaambi, though people with suspected ties to the al-Qaeda linked group and others carrying weapons were arrested in various parts of the country. The prime minister also refused to elaborate on the warnings made by Algeria about the possibility that the Signed in Blood Brigade led by Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar might conduct operations in Tunisia. However he stressed, "Security co-operation between the two countries is continuing, especially in the area of intelligence sharing." |
| Posted by:Steve White |