Algeria

North Africa: Possible Terror Attacks

Date: May 1st, 2008 |

Algeria warned its neighbors that al-Qaeda is planning high-profile attacks aimed at industrial installations to destabilize local governments. Tunisia is believed to be a main target because of its friendly relations with the U.S. and its success against terrorists. Algeria’s oil installations in the Sahara are also considered vulnerable. The warning followed the Algerian army’s [read more]

Algeria: Air Travel Threatened

Date: March 14th, 2007 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Algiers reported that it has received information that extremists may be planning an attack on a commercial aircraft carrying Western workers within Algeria. Officials have no information about the specific airline or the timing of the attack, but any domestic commercial flight could b [read more]

Algeria: U.S. State Department Warns Against Remote Travel

Date: February 21st, 2006 |

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The U.S. State Department warned that travel in rural and remote areas of Algeria is risky because of inadequate security. Algiers and most urban centers have not had a terrorist incident in more than a year, but incidents such as bombings, criminal roadblocks and kidnappings continue to occur in remote areas. Overland night travel between [read more]

Algeria

Date: April 15th, 2003 |

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The recent disappearance of eight Austrian travelers in the Sahara desert brings to 29 the number of European tourists who have vanished since February between the cities of Ouargla and Tamanrasset and the towns of Illizi and Djanet in the far south of Algeria. None of the disappearances have been solved, but smugglers and drug [read more]

Algeria

Date: June 14th, 2002 |

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A national election that many hoped would signal a beginning to a resolution of the civil conflict that has killed tens of thousands in recent years lost its promise when all opposition candidates withdrew at the last minute in protests over fraud charges. The election went ahead as planned April 15 with the only candidate, [read more]

Algeria: Terrorist Threat in Algiers

Date: January 24th, 2008 |

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The U.S. Embassy in Algiers reported receiving continuing indications of possible terrorist attacks in Algiers and has instructed employees to avoid non-essential travel around the city. The report states that the Embassy “may occasionally restrict movement completely” and urges U.S. citizens to limit their travels and to avoid places where Westerners c [read more]

Algeria: Security Risks Outside Urban Areas

Date: December 6th, 2006 |

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The U.S. State Department updated its travel warning to note that security risks are significant, especially in rural and remote areas, and overland travel between major cities should be avoided. Security in most urban areas is good, although three terrorist attacks did occur in Algiers’ eastern suburbs in October. The Algerian government requires U.S. Embassy [read more]

Algeria

Date: May 6th, 2003 |

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The 31 European tourists in seven groups who disappeared in southern Algeria trying to cross the Sahara Desert from February through April have all been abducted and are alive, according to government officials. The travelers are evidently being held in a camp in the region of Illizi, near the Libyan border. Their abductors have been [read more]

Algeria

Date: June 19th, 2002 |

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Algeria

Date: November 1st, 2001 |

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An attempt to end more than seven years of civil war is being vigorously opposed by a guerrilla faction intent on overthrowing the government. A referendum to approve a peace plan between the government and Islamic moderates is scheduled for mid-September, but the militants continue to spread terror among the populace, most recently murdering 14 [read more]