Algerian Islamists claim responsibility for Mauritania attacks
An Algerian militant group linked to Al-Qaeda, the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), claimed responsibility on 6 June for an attack on a military base in Mauritania during which 15 people died. 'The valiant fighters of the GSPC staged this operation : against the forces of the infidel army, leaving several dead and wounded and putting several vehicles out of action,' the group said in a statement posted on its website. Nouakchott said that in addition to the 15 killed, ...
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