Monday, September 27, 2010
AQIM kidnap-for-ransom practice: A worrisome challenge to the war against terrorism financing
Posted by Find Insurance Online at 11:57 PM27 Sep 2010 | By Jean-Charles BrisardKidnapping-for-ransom is considered by many experts as an “alternative source of terrorism financing.” But the recent abduction of five French nationals in Niger by the Al Qaeda’s Islamic Maghreb terrorist group (AQIM) highlights a worrisome regional trend that emerged in 2003, when AQIM first launched a major hostage taking campaign targeting foreign
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