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U.S. looks to support France's Mali offensive
By Chris Lawrence The United States military could provide logistical and intelligence support in the French effort against Islamist rebels in Mali, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday. The U.S....
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Attackers kill, injure workers in Algeria; Americans held hostage
By Laura Smith-Spark and Yousuf Basil Islamists attacked a gas field in eastern Algeria, killing two people and seizing hostages, including Westerners, Algeria's interior minister said Wednesday. The...
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Six reasons events in Mali matter
By Tim Lister Within the past few days, French combat forces have deployed to the West African state of Mali to halt the advance of militant Islamist fighters toward the capital and to help the Malian...
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France says cooperation on Mali crucial
By Jill Dougherty In order for its offensive against Islamists in Mali to succeed, France needs the assistance of the United States and other countries, a French official told CNN. "We really need the...
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More signs al Qaeda in Mali orchestrated Algeria attack
By Barbara Starr The Obama Administration now believes the attack and hostage-taking at a natural gas plant in Algeria last week is the work of al Qaeda operatives based out of northern Mali. U.S....
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U.S. steps up involvement in Mali
By Ingrid Formanek and Dana Ford The United States is intensifying its involvement in Mali, where local and French forces are battling Islamic militants. It will support the French military by...
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U.S. to establish military presence next to Mali
By Jamie Crawford and Chris Lawrence The United States has signed a deal with the central African nation of Niger to host American troops and surveillance drones to keep tabs on Islamic militants in...
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Algeria gas facility attack fuels jihadist rivalry
By Paul Cruickshank The deadly attack on the In Amenas gas facility in southern Algeria could herald a power struggle within al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, which is fast becoming one of the...
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Emboldened al Qaeda group seeking more Western targets to attack
By Barbara Starr U.S. officials believe extremists across northern Africa, emboldened by the terror attack on a natural gas plant in Algeria, are growing more daring. A senior American intelligence...
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U.S. still uncertain of jihadist leader’s death
By Barbara Starr The Obama administration is still searching through incoming intelligence reports to look for specific evidence to confirm that jihadist Moktar Belmoktar was killed in a raid by Chad...
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Terrorism at a moment of transition
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the latest in a series of stories and opinion pieces previewing the upcoming Aspen Security Forum. Security Clearance is a media sponsor of the event which is taking place from...
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