The In Aménas attack


Issue 247 - 31 Jan 2013 | 1 minute read

The attack on the BP/Statoil/Sonatrach association’s gas production facility was carried out by Al-Mouakioune Bi Dam (Those who Sign in Blood), led by Sahel-based jihadist Abdelhakim Al-Nigeri, whose commander (not present) was the veteran Algerian-born Islamist guerrilla leader, kidnapper and trafficker Mokhtar Belmokhtar.

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