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| Mauritanians react to new AQIM leader |
| 2013-03-28 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] The appointment of Yahia Abou El Hammam as al-Qaeda newest field commander is stirring discussion in Mauritania. "He was appointed as AQIM's new leader for the area extending from Ghardaia in central southern Algeria to the region of Azawad in northern Mali, but he has yet to be confirmed in post at a meeting of the AQIM leadership," Mohamed Mokeddem, the head of Algeria's Ennahar TV, said when breaking the news on Sunday (March 25th) His predecessor Abou Zeid (Mohamed Ghadir), the Tariq ibn Ziyad brigade chief, was killed late last month in Mali's Ifoghhas mountains, French officials confirmed Saturday. |
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