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Ain Amenas

Unidentified rescued hostages pose for media in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television, January 2013 (photo credit: AP/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
January 28, 2014, 5:59 am
UN demands countries stop paying terrorist ransoms
British envoy says al-Qaeda and other Islamist groups have collected at least $105 million over the last three years
By AFP
Algerian special police unit officers guard the entrance of an hospital located near the gas plant where hostages were kidnapped by Islamic militants, in Ain Amenas, Saturday, January 19, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Anis Belghoul)
January 20, 2013, 10:37 pm
25 more bodies found at Algerian plant, officials say
At least 81 killed in hostage crisis; still unclear whether anyone was rescued in special forces operation
By Aomar Ouali and Paul Schemm
Algerian special police unit officers guard the entrance of an hospital located near the gas plant where hostages were kidnapped by Islamic militants, in Ain Amenas, Saturday, January 19, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Anis Belghoul)
January 20, 2013, 12:43 pm
Bloody siege over, de-miners scour Algeria complex
British premier says 3 Britons confirmed killed, 3 others feared dead in confrontation with extremist Islamist hostage-takers
By Aomar Ouali and Paul Schemm
Unidentified rescued hostages pose for media in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television, January 2013 (photo credit: AP/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
January 19, 2013, 4:15 pm
Algerian hostage crisis ends with at least 23 hostages dead
Death toll includes those killed in army’s raid on compound Saturday; growing international outcry over handling of crisis
Unidentified rescued hostages pose for media in Ain Amenas, Algeria, in this image taken from television on Friday (photo credit: AP/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
January 19, 2013, 12:28 pm
Algeria gives no clear sign on fate of hostages
Terrorists say 35 captives have been killed; freed gas plant workers describe being used as human shields
From the WebJanuary 19, 2013, 9:44 am
West Africa conflict exposes Obama-Pentagon split
LA Times: Administration officials disagree with military brass over danger posed by Islamist terrorists
US State Department Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland (photo credit: image capture from YouTube)
January 19, 2013, 3:42 am
US confirms American death in Algerian standoff
State Department does not specify how Frederick Buttaccio died in ongoing hostage crisis
An unidentified rescued hostage receives treatment in a hospital in Ain Amenas, Algeria. (AP Photo/Canal Algerie via Associated Press TV)
January 18, 2013, 11:10 pm
Algeria says 12 dead in Sahara standoff
Frenchman and American reportedly killed in botched rescue raid; Algerian state news service says nearly 100 of 132 hostages freed
By Paul Schemm and ANIS BELGHOUL
The Ain Amenas gas field in Algeria, where Islamist militants raided and took hostages Wednesday January 16, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Kjetil Alsvik, Statoil via NTB scanpix)
January 18, 2013, 2:51 am
US was not aware of raid to free hostages, says official
Pentagon spokesman calls Algeria incident a ‘serious and sensitive situation’; Algiers refuses US offer of hostage-rescue teams
By Bradley Klapper
The Amenas natural gas field in the eastern central region of Algeria, where Islamist militants took hostages Wednesday Jan. 16, 2013 (photo credit: BP/AP)
January 17, 2013, 3:01 pm
Foreigners among hostages said killed in Algeria
Britons, Filipinos among those reported dead after Algerian army retakes gas plant from Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists
By Paul Schemm and Aomar Ouali
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