US Forces On Standby Near Algeria Hostage Situation -- Business Insider
Dozens of armed jihadists claiming to come from Mali killed two foreigners, including a French national, and kidnapped at least 20 more in a raid at an oil field in Algeria on Wednesday.
Barbara Starr of CNN reports that a U.S. Africa Command response force is waiting on standby, adding that the team has been diverted from Mali and is gathering intel on the facility.
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My Comment: You would think that after the U.S. Benghazi consulate attack and the ongoing war in Mali that that the U.S. would have some Special Forces in the region to be ready for something like this. But I suspect that even if they do, the Algerians will be reluctant and would prefer to handle this situation themselves, especially since the leader of this group is a wanted terrorist in Algeria itself.
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