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The Unspoken Dynamics of the Hostage Crisis In-Amenas

Raid on British PetroleumThe raid was brazen and unexpected.  On January 16, 2013, a group of jihadists under the command of Mokhtar Belmokhtar took hostage some 570 persons – Algerian and foreigners – on a BP gas exploitation site in the southeastern Algeria site of In-Amenas.  The crisis ended in after a tense standoff, when Algerian security forces launched a final assault to free most of the hostages and capture or kill the hostage-takers.  Photo: BP natural gas facility  http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/01/17/Hostages-Killed-At-BP-Natural-Gas-Facility-In-AlgeriaFor More on Hostage Taking and Barricade as a Terrorist TacticVideo MessageThe man responsible for this raid is Mokhtar Belmokhtar, a long-time Algerian Salafist-Jihadist, known for his allegiance to Al-Qaeda and for running a very well oiled kidnapping-for-ransom operation in the Sahara.  In a video message released on January 17th, Belmokhtar said the raid was in…

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Pascale Siegel

Pascale Siegel

Pascale Combelles Siegel runs a consultancy firm, Insight Through Analysis, specializing in strategic influence in support of peace, stabilization, and counter-terrorism operations. Most recently...