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TERRORISM: AL-QAEDA ON MEDITERRANEAN BEACH <javascript:aumenta();> <javascript:diminuisci();> Algiers, 8 June (AKI) - Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb - the new name for the old Salafite Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) - has launched its first website since the new terror alliance was formed several months ago. The organisation, which claimed responsibility for the 11 April bomb attacks that killed 30 people in Algiers, is taking an increasingly high profile both in its jihadi activities and in its use of the internet for propaganda. Much prominence is given to photos of mujahadeen on what the site says is a Mediterranean beach, giving the impression that the terror formation is seeking to widen its range of action. The group released a statement on Thursday in which it claimed responsibility for no less than 19 attacks carried out in Algeria from the end of April to 4 June, among them the document specifies - an attack on a pipeline that carries natural gas to Italy. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb which was formed from the ashes of the old Algerian GSPC and is seeking to give the impression of being a single entity operating across North Africa. It is proving particularly active in spreading communiques and videos via Internet of attacks carried out in Algeria as al-Qaeda in Iraq and Afganistan have done for some time now. The creation of a specific site appears to be driven by the sheer mass of material they are generating and also by its objective of becoming a reference point not only for terrorists active in Algeria but also a refernce point for jihadi activities in neighbouring countries such as Libya, Tunisia. Morocco and Mauritania. It is no coincidence that the suicide bombers who blew themselves up in Casablanca in March and April were linked to the al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb which also is responsible for the training camps in the Sahara, on the border between Morocco and Mauritaniaor Algeria and Mali - which were discovered thanks to the input of various terrorists who once arrested agreed to cooperate with the Moroccan authorities. There is concern that their attention may be directed farther afield and in fact one of the photos shown prominently on their site shows muajahdeen on a Mediterranean beach. In the captions it is highlighted that the fighters are on a beach that shares a sea with many European countries and shows a dozen armed militants marching in line alone the coast. As well as other photos of the "Mediterranean Mujahadeen" the site contines numerous statements, and audio and vuideo message which show preparations for the attacks in Algiers. In recent weeks an Algerian newspaper 'al-Shuruq' reported that an al-Qaeda cell was planning to target Algerian diplomats in European countries. In one of its latest video messages the leader of the group Abu Musab Abdel Wudud, threatened all foreigners, tourists or diplomats present in North African countries saaying they would be potential targets. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
