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At Least 6 Copycats Follow Tunisian's Self-Immolation

An Egyptian man who set himself on fire today in front of the parliament building in Cairo was the latest in a wave of self-immolations in North Africa since a Tunisian man's fiery suicide sparked a revolution last month. At least five other copycat burnings, which appear to be in protest of economic conditions, have been...

France Brings the Fight to al-Qaida, With Mixed Results

(July 28) -- Though France has quietly and inconsistently assisted U.S.-led efforts against al-Qaida, it's only now, after the terrorist group killed a French aid worker, that Paris has declared war on the international Sunni extremist group. "We are at war with al-Qaida," Prime Minister Francois Fillon said Tuesday, a...

France Declares War on al-Qaida After Aid Worker Beheaded

PARIS (July 27) -- France has declared war on al-Qaida, and matched its fighting words with a first attack on a base camp of the terror network's North African branch, after the terror network killed a French humanitarian worker it took hostage in April. The declaration and attack marked a shift in strategy for France,...

Sarkozy Vows Revenge After al-Qaida Beheads Man

NICE, France (July 26) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy vowed today to seek revenge on the North African wing of al-Qaida for beheading an elderly French aid worker after a joint Franco-Mauritanian raid to rescue him last week failed. Michel Germaneau, 78, a retired engineer who had been helping build a school for...

Mauritania News From the Web

05/29/12 Extradition of Senussi to decide Mauritania links â... Source: Jordan Times Future ties between Libya and Mauritania will depend on Nouakchott's decision concerning the extradition of dead dictator Muammar Qadhafi's ex-spy chief, Libya's leader warned on Tuesday.
05/28/12 Mauritanian SC chief resists axe Source: IOL The head of Mauritania's Supreme Court has refused to leave his post days after he was sacked by the president, a move the judge said was illegal and an attempt to undermine the powers of the judiciary.
05/25/12 Mauritania Travel Warning Source: TMCnet The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Mauritania, and urges extreme caution for those who choose to travel to Mauritania, because of activities by the terrorist group al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
05/22/12 Libya ex-intelligence chief to face trial in Mauritania Source: JURIST - Paper Chase [JURIST] Former Libyan chief of intelligence Abdullah al-Senussi will face charges of illegally entering the country of Mauritania [Reuters report], an anonymous source told Reuters on Monday.
05/21/12 In secret proceeding, Mauritania indicts Gadhafi's... Source: Medicine Hat News - Medicine Hat AB The man who ran Libya's extensive spy network and was considered one of the closest confidants of ex-leader Moammar Gadhafi was indicted in Mauritania on Monday and transferred to a public jail, according to a justice official.

Background on Mauritania

Mauritania ( '; Berber: Muritanya / Agawej; ; Soninke: Murutaane; Pulaar: Moritani; ), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in West Africa and in the Maghreb.

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