Algeria/Mali: Kidnapped Aid Workers said to be in Mali

By Larry Habegger and Andrew Davis | Permalink | No Comments | November 7th, 2011 | Trackback

A Malian parliament member said that three aid workers kidnapped in Algeria more than a week ago are now in Mali, being held by a faction of al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM. Gunmen took the aid workers from a refugee camp. The governments of Algeria, Mauritania, Mali and other countries in the region are having a difficult time defeating AQIM as it operates out of the sparsely populated Sahara Desert. A U.S. State Department travel warning remains in effect from Oct. 4, advising caution when traveling in the region because of the increasing threat of terrorism.

Home » Travel warning, Terrorist threats, General info, Algeria, Mali, Security issues

If you found "Algeria/Mali: Kidnapped Aid Workers said to be in Mali" useful or interesting, please share it with others by bookmarking it at any of the following sites: