Secular Café: Islamist terrorism in North Africa

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Islamist terrorism in North Africa Jan 20th 2013, 10:18 I assume everyone knows that a huge petrol complex in Algeria owned by BP/Statoil was attacked by Islamist terrorists with a fairly large number of foreign workers killed or taken hostage. It is likely that the terrorists had been trained in one of a number of camps that have been established in Libya since the downfall of the Gaddhafi regime. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/wo...s.html?hp&_r=0 Meanwhile, Islamists are still trying to take total control of Mali and are being fought by forces from other African countries and from France, with, it is believed, some help from the USA. Algeria has long been struggling with home-grown terrorism, but now North Africa seems to be the most effective base for the Islamists. David Cameron said Quote: This is a global threat and it will require a global response. It will require a response that is about years, even decades, rather than months. It requires a response that is patient and painstaking, that is tough but also intelligent, but above all has an absolutely iron resolve and that is what we will deliver over these coming years. I imagine all European governments are very worried now, given all the links between North Africa and Europe and the number of immigrants from North Africa now resident in Europe.

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