Al-Qaeda and Africa’s ‘Arc of Instability’ – Crisis in Mali and arms from Libya are feeding a Jihadist network stretching across N. Africa, al-Qaeda’s new center of gravity. Studies cite evidence AQIM is recruiting jihadists to Mali from across region, including Polisario-run camps near Tindouf, Algeria. Morocco on the Move
Commando Raids: Africa's 'Arc Of Instability' Reorienting US terror map -- Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor
Weak or failed states in northern Africa, described as an 'arc of instability' by US officials, are emerging as a new epicenter of terror activity, the weekend commando raids indicate.
The two US commando raids carried out in Somalia and Libya over the weekend underscore how Africa and its weak or failed states are increasingly the focus of American counterterrorism activity.
The State Department added another focal point to that African counterterrorism campaign Monday with the addition of Egypt’s Muhammad Jamal Network and its founder Muhammad Jamal, an associate of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, to the US global terrorist list.
The Muhammad Jamal Network has close ties to Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) and has established terrorist training camps in Egypt and Libya, according to the State Department.
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My Comment: As I have mentioned in many posts before .... this lawless region is a perfect breeding ground for Islamic militants.
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