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Africa North
Qaeda warns France not to try rescuing hostages
2010-09-24
[Al Arabiya] Al-Qaeda has warned Paris not to attempt to rescue five French nationals kidnapped by the jihadists in Niger, SITE monitoring group said Thursday, as France mobilized its forces to find them.
A little late for that warning. According to the Voice of America, France sent at least 80 Special Forces troops to Nigeria at the beginning of this week.
Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb posted a statement on jihadist forums in which it said the kidnappings came in the "context of retaliation" promised by AQIM leader Abu Musab Abdul Wadud to France, the U.S.-based group said. SITE said the statement carried a warning to France that they should not attempt another rescue mission "like they had done for Michel Germaneau."

AQIM militants have made increasing threats against France and its citizens since a July deadly Sahara raid in a bid to rescue French hostage Michel Germaneau in which seven of its members were killed. The group said it had executed the 78-year-old as a reprisal for the raid, vowing further revenge against France.
Posted by:Fred

#2  MACEDONIA ONLINE [MINA] > ISLAMIZATION OF PARIS IN FULL SWING ["CREEPING SHARIA" IN FRANCE e.g. French Police refuse to stop large crowds of Muslims from illegally praying on Public Streets.

ARTIC = FRENCH PHILOSPER-MUSLIM XPERT RADU STOANESCU = argues thatthe Prob of Islam in France = Europe? is asmuch as about [Ethical-Moralist]PRINCIPLES AS IS ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE [IMO read, MUSLIM-PERCEIVED LACK OF SAME IN FRANCE].

IIUC, STOANESCU > believes that all forms of dedic French Muslim resistance in LT is UNLIKELY TO STOP/CEASE UNTIL FULL-FLEDGED SHARIA IS VOLUNTARILY = FORCIBLY IMPOSED ON FRANCE, + FRANCE ULTIMATELY BECOMES A DE FACTO MUSLIM STATE-SOCIETY???
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-09-24 22:12  

#1  ION TOPIX > KENYAN FM: AL-SHABBAB A THREAT TO REGION [East AFrican Countries] Also claims that once in power. Al-Shabaab may attempt to destroy Any + All NON-MUSLIMS IN SOMALIA, ETAL.

* SAME > MAURITANIA: AL-QAEDA [AQIM]OFFSHOOT THREATENS COUNTRY.

* WORLD NEWS > AL QAEDA ALLY [IMU = Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan] CLAIMS DEADLY TAIJIK ATTACK, THREATENS MORE.

ARTIC = TAIJIK POLICE CHIEF GENERAL TOKHIR NORMATOV - "We will DESTROY THEM ALL [IMU Militants]...THE TIME OF FORGIVENESS IS OVER"!

* IIRC PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > AL QAEDA'S ATTACK IN TAIJIKISTAN + RISING ISLAMIC MILITANCY IN CENTRAL ASIA.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-09-24 01:32  

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