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2011-05-21 Africa North

North African branch of al-Qaida increasingly present in the Sahara

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Posted by Fred 2011-05-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top
File under: al-Qaeda in North Africa

#1 No surprise but possibly overlooked in the WoT--AQ Khan and ISI emissaries traveled to Timbuktu and Niger in the quest for uranium. African links to Pakistan and AQ as well as the drug pipeline should be looked at a little more closely, IMO.

Posted by Lumpy Elmoluck5091 2011-05-21 13:33|| 2011-05-21 13:33|| Front Page Top

#2 A drug pipeline like this?

http://www.investigativeproject.org/2593/seven-charged-in-taliban-heroin-conspiracy

There a more recent case in this AO involving a large seizure of heroin but I can't find the press release so I'd rather not go into detail.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2011-05-21 18:33|| 2011-05-21 18:33|| Front Page Top

#3 Nice link, Bankok Billy. Thank you!

Posted by trailing wife 2011-05-21 20:37|| 2011-05-21 20:37|| Front Page Top

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