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Offline nrshida

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Algerian Hostages
« on: January 18, 2013, 05:30:33 AM »
Looks like some Algerian hostage takers are about to meet the S.A.S. S.A.S. meet the Algerian hostage takers, Algerian hostage takers, err, why are you all lying down?


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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2013, 06:53:46 AM »
I really hope so, because if the algerians try it I cant see any of the hostages making it out of there.

with hereford's finest in algeria, and le legion operating in mali, this is not a good time to be an islamist in north africa ... :uhoh
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #2 on: January 19, 2013, 10:58:49 AM »
Algerian forces storm the compound, all remaining hostages executed, hostage takers all killed.

big surprise :rolleyes:
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #3 on: January 19, 2013, 11:22:00 AM »
Jees christ! And all because they wouldn't let the other countries involved help out! From what I gathered, the first assault was carried out without Algeria informing the UK or any other country, leaving several hostages dead. Now, instead of learning from their mistakes and calling for the professionals i.e SAS, they decide to try a second attempt and all the others have been killed?
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2013, 11:22:24 AM »
The Algerians have different priorities: The lives of the hostages are secondary to getting all the tangos.
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2013, 11:23:30 AM »
It appears they used the "kill em all" solution.
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #6 on: January 19, 2013, 11:49:52 AM »
yup, looks like it. reports that a few 4x4s tried to break out of the compound with some of the hostages. did they try to disable them using the snipers they presumably had covering the perimeter? nah they sent a couple of Hinds after them for a turkey shoot ...
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #7 on: January 19, 2013, 11:54:09 AM »
I'm sadly having to rely on BBC News World for my information, and they are keeping very tight lipped.
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #8 on: January 19, 2013, 01:20:39 PM »
The final assault was at a gas plant
http://www.france24.com/en/20130119-algeria-army-kills-islamists-gas-plant-assault

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« Last Edit: January 19, 2013, 01:25:28 PM by Megalodon »
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #9 on: January 20, 2013, 04:09:17 AM »
Is this because of the 'Arab Spring'?

From what I can gather they overthrow their governments and start jumping about :old:

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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #10 on: January 20, 2013, 07:17:01 AM »


^^^

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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #11 on: January 20, 2013, 09:22:51 AM »
Quote from: macleod01 on January 19, 2013, 11:22:00 AM
Jees christ! And all because they wouldn't let the other countries involved help out! From what I gathered, the first assault was carried out without Algeria informing the UK or any other country, leaving several hostages dead. Now, instead of learning from their mistakes and calling for the professionals i.e SAS, they decide to try a second attempt and all the others have been killed?
Why would they let other counties to send troops and operate on their land? No European country would. They did the right thing in a very bad way.
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2013, 11:01:18 AM »
it sucks that so many hostages had to die.

 that said, what they did, with no negotiation......that is the way to go. i'd be willing to bet that they won't be messed with again in the near future.
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #13 on: January 20, 2013, 11:19:27 AM »
Algeria has a long and troubled past with regard to Islamic terrorism; being a former French colony the French have been on the receiving end of a lot of it. Algerian terrorists even hijacked an Air France flight and attempted to crash it into Paris, back in 1994. It got so bad during the '90s it is now considered a civil war, that cost between 44,000 and 200,000 lives. This latest action is just a low intensity continuation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algerian_Civil_War
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Re: Algerian Hostages
« Reply #14 on: January 20, 2013, 11:24:53 AM »
Quote from: zack1234 on January 20, 2013, 04:09:17 AM
Is this because of the 'Arab Spring'?

No, it's all about a video.....
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