Mokhtar Belmokhtar: The Terrorist Behind Algeria's Hostage Crisis

Master of terror: Veteran Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar is behind the heavily-armed Islamist group which stormed the In Amenas gas facility in eastern Algeria

Deadly Message From One-Eyed Master Of Terror Behind The Heavily-Armed 'Signed-In-Blood-Battalion' -- Daily Mail

There are faces one would not want to meet in a dark alleyway. One of them belongs to the veteran Algerian jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the one-eyed former bandit also known as The Uncatchable or Mr Marlboro, in recognition of his career as a brutally violent cigarette smuggler.

Belmokhtar is also an arms smuggler who specialises in death. He is behind the heavily-armed Islamist group called the 'Signed-In-Blood Battalion' which stormed BP's and Norwegian Statoil's In Amenas gas facility in eastern Algeria, taking 40 American, British, Norwegian and Japanese hostages.

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More News On Terror Leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar

The man behind the Algerian hostage drama -- Deutsche Welle
Murdering, kidnapping, smuggling: jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar has done it all -- The Australian/The Times
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, Algeria Attack Leader, Burnishes Jihadi Credentials -- Huffington Post/Reuters
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, the Terrorist Behind Algeria's Hostage Crisis -- The Atlantic
Mokhtar Belmokhtar the man behind attack on Algeria BP field -- Herald Sun/AFP
Did This Man Order The Hostage Takings In Algeria? -- NPR
Mr Marlboro: the jihadist back from the 'dead' to launch Algerian gas field raid -- The Guardian
Jihad ‘Prince,’ a Kidnapper, Is Tied to Raid -- New York Times
Al Qaeda Commander Suspected in Algerian Attack -- Weekly Standard
Mokhtar Belmokhtar: Algeria's Link To Al Qaeda -- SKY News
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, The One-Eyed Jihadist Mastermind Of Algerian Hostage Crisis -- World Crunch
The Uncatchable: Masked Brigade terror chief Mokhtar Belmokhtar profiled -- Mirror News
Mokhtar Belmokhtar: The Algerian cigarette-smuggling jihadist -- Africa Review/BBC
Mokhtar Belmokhtar, al-Qaeda's man in the Sahara? -- CBC
Profile: Mokhtar Belmokhtar -- BBC