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Algeria hostage crisis

This image, taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available January 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. (AP/SITE Intel Group)
November 28, 2016, 9:04 pm
French strike likely killed arch-jihadist Belmokhtar: US official
American intelligence aided targeting of former Al-Qaeda leader behind deadly 2013 and 2016 African attacks
By Laurent Barthelemy
This image taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available Thursday Jan. 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. (photo credit: AP/SITE Intel Group)
June 15, 2015, 7:40 am
Algerian arch-jihadist Belmokhtar said killed in US strike
Former Al-Qaeda leader behind deadly 2013 raid on gas plant dies after American jets target eastern Libya, government says
By AFP
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
This image, taken from video provided by the SITE Intel Group made available January 17, 2013, purports to show militant militia leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar. (AP/SITE Intel Group)
August 22, 2013, 6:20 pm
Mauritanian, Malian jihadists unite, vow to aid Egyptians
Terror leader Moktar Belmoktar, an Algerian behind the BP oil rig attack in January, announces Islamist African unity effort
By Ahmed Mohamed
Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci speaks Friday during an interview with the Associated Press at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland (photo credit: Anja Niedringhaus/AP)
January 26, 2013, 7:51 am
Algeria assessing ‘mistakes’ in hostage standoff
Foreign minister says security conditions for multinational companies working in his Saharan country need to be reinforced
Algerian firemen carry a coffin containing a person killed during the gas facility hostage situation at the morgue in Ain Amenas, Algeria, Monday, Jan. 21, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Anis Belghoul)
January 21, 2013, 5:38 pm
37 foreign hostages killed in Algerian standoff
Canadian Islamists among attackers, 32 terrorists killed; seven Japanese dead, three still missing
British Prime Minister David Cameron (photo credit: AP/Charles Dharapak)
From the WebJanuary 21, 2013, 5:46 am
Cameron: War against al-Qaeda in Africa could last decades
Telegraph: British Foreign Secretary William Hague says there’s ‘no all-military solution’
January 20, 2013, 4:09 am
Obama: Attack a reminder of the threat posed by al-Qaeda
President says US ready to assist Algerian officials following clashes at natural gas complex that left 23 hostages, 32 terrorists dead
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta (right) and Britain's Secretary of State for Defense Philip Hammond arrive at a news conference at Lancaster House in London on Satutrday. (photo credit: AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
January 19, 2013, 7:26 pm
US, UK defense chiefs lament deaths in Algeria
Panetta: Much remains ‘sketchy’ about what happened at the remote Ain Amenas gas field
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
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)
From the WebJanuary 19, 2013, 5:43 am
Foreigners still trapped in Sahara hostage crisis
Reuters: At least 20 captives remain detained by Islamist terrorists in Algeria four days since being taken captive
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
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, 10:58 pm
US tries to secure release of Americans held in Algeria
As third day of Sahara standoff ends, Washington presses Algerian gov’t to ensure hostages aren’t sacrificed in rescue attempt
By Bradley Klapper
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, left, and British Prime Minister David Cameron shake hands before their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Friday. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
January 18, 2013, 6:00 pm
Panetta: US, UK working jointly to assess Algeria situation
US defense secretary says Washington and London are cooperating ‘around the clock’ to ensure safe return of captured citizens
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