According to a reliable sources the Islamist armed group responsible for the kidnap in the gas field of In Amenas is the “Signatories by blood”. This is the name that the Algerian Mokhtar Belmokhtar, said “the blind, “one of the historic leaders of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), recently ousted, gave his katiba (fighting unit).
The attack was claimed in “response to the crusade by the French forces in Mali”. As reported in one of the many claims, Algeria was chosen as a target because the jihadists do not accept the “humiliation of the honor of the Algerian people” resulting from the decision of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika to allow French aircraft en route to Mali to cross the Algerian airspace. DICE representatives in the area do not rule out that the attack also hided a lucrative aspect.
DICE has received several indipendent confirmation that Mokhtar Belmokhtar is actually jumped to the fore. According to some DICE’s reliable sources BELMOKHATAR joined with The “Movement for Unity and Jihad in West Africa” (MUJAO) -AKA as Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA)- or Jamāʿat at-tawḥīd wal-jihād fī gharb ʾafrīqqīyā. With the union of the two movements Belmokhtar gave birth to a new brigade “katibat Imdha ‘bi aldham” (brigade who signed with the blood) with a strength of 3-4 hundred elements.
Warning: He would be the advocate of total integration of Libyan groups within AQIM and the recent action to be attributed to them is seen as triumphal entry of these groups on the Maghreb’s scene.
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