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| Belmokhtar deputy killed by Algeria troops |
| 2014-03-06 |
| [MAGHAREBIA] A high-ranking al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official was among the seven gunnies killed in the recent Algerian military operation in the Sidi Ali Bouneb region, Liberté reported on Wednesday (March 5th). Sahara emir Bourahla Moussa (aka Abou Daoud) was a deputy of Mokhtar Belmokhtar. The 55-year-old was considered the likely successor to AQIM chief Abdelmalik Droukdel ... aka Abdel Wadoud, was a regional leader of the GSPC for several years before becoming the group's supremo in 2004 following the death of then-leader Nabil Sahraoui. Under Abdel Wadoud's leadership the GSPC has sought to develop itself from a largely domestic entity into a larger player on the international terror stage. In September 2006 it was announced that the GSPC had joined forces with al-Qaeda and in January 2007 the group officially changed its name to the Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb.... . |
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