Showing posts with label Al Qaeda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Al Qaeda. Show all posts

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Algerian Blasts by Unit of Al Qaeda Kill at least 23

Aprill 11-Two bombings in Algiers (capital of Algeria) killed 23 people and injured more than 200, according to the country's official agency. One blows out the main government building and the other simultaneously attacked a police station near the international airport of Algiers. Al Qaeda Maghreb claimed responsibility for theses attacks. Pictures of the suicide bombers wearing suicide vests were posted on an Islamist website.This terrorist group, previously called "The salafist group of Preaching and Combat" has recently joined Al Qaeda group, after it had been weakened by algerian security forces during the decade-long civil war from 1992 to 2002. Though Algerian government is setting up a national reconciliation, violence has increased lately: a convoy of foreign construction was bombed outside the capital in December; last month, oil workers lost their lives in an attack in west of Algiers.

Actually, bombing attacks rised all through the Maghreb region. In december and January, Tunisian security forces killed 12 islamic terrorists and captured others. In Morocco, 3 days ago, 3 suicide bombers blow themselves up when the police tryed to capture them. Governments of theese countries fear that such an extended terror coalition destabilize the whole region. Al Qaeda in the Maghreb could also be a threat to France. A large population from Algeria is living in France and the traffic between the 2 countries is huge enough to be well controlled. Moreover, the 2 countries have elections in May and experts believe that a potential of attack will be very high.

I'm very shocked to see how a terrorist organization is expanding. I do really not understand what are the requests of such terrorists, especially in this region. What do they mean by "liberate countries from foreign forces" or "islamic land"? They are killing their own citizens and absolutly nothing can justify to kill innocent people. No religion could accept this.
However, I don't believe that those attacks are necessarily coordinated between the terrorist wing of each country. Remote detonations are more sophisticated in Algeria while they are still basic in Morocco. At this time, Al Qaeda Maghreb is embryonic as a regional terrorist movement, more inspired by the Nebula of al Qaeda group. As the terrorist organisation is improving its technics and coordination between all its branches, it will become a real and permanent threat for the whole region stability.