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| Identifier: | 05ALGIERS1525 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05ALGIERS1525 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Algiers |
| Created: | 2005-07-19 15:31:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED |
| Tags: | PTER PINR AG |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS ALGIERS 001525 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER, PINR, AG SUBJECT: GSPC ANNOUNCES 'NAMES' OF FIVE MEMBERS KILLED IN ATTACK ON MAURITANIA 1. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) issued a communiqu on their website July 15 stating that five GSPC members were killed during the June 4 attack in Mauritania. - Ibrahim Abu Ishak; Ghardaia, Algeria. Ishak also fought in Afghanistan, according to the website. - Yahia; Reghaia, Algeria - Assem Ettebessi; Reghaia, Algeria - Abu Djejana; University of Biskra. - Bachir El-Gherbi; University of Biskra 2. Arabic-language daily El Khabar reported that GSPC Zone 9 Deputy Emir Brahim Griga (aka Ibrahim Abu Ishak) was one of the planners for the June 4 attack. Griga has close ties with Mokhtar Belmokhtar. Both Belmokhtar and Griga are from Ghardaia, Algeria, and left the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) to join the GSPC in 1999. In 2000 they were in charge of key missions involving illegal weapons trafficking along the Pan-Sahel (Zone 9) region. Brahim Griga is the brother of GSPC member Noure-Eddine Griga, who is in custody in Algeria, charged with involvement in the 2003 kidnappings of European tourists. SIEVERS
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