analytically, -- disabling algeria itself. -- destabilizing algeria itself.e have to think about how the algerians would perceived that relationship. this goes to what we need to be discussing as part of my presentation. as we move forward, what productive relationship can we have with the algerians because they have the largest army in the region? they have the best intelligence networks in the region, and as the pivotal states in the region, and they need to be engaged as we move forward. back and be part of the round table later. -- that can be part of the round table later. that addresses the question of autonomy, but even within that section, there are three groups. al qaeda -- arguably the smallest of the group, most linked to algeria, most aligned to the jihadist perspective and still committed, at least on paper, to establishing a serious state in algeria -- a sure real- estate in algeria. they are not the most important -- sharia state in algeria. the most important player from a political point of view -- however, even with the end, it is important

when algeria forces chased islamists combatants out of algeria and into mali. by 2003, the islamists spread into mali and other neighboring countries. these violent algeria extremists, they gradually embedded themselves into malian society, patiently building and extending a structure of family ties, social support, political relations, and economic exchange. they also established close links with arab communities, and also with the rebels of the toureg ethnic group who are spread, as we know, across national borders, and they also established links with networks for smuggling fuel, drugs, and arms so by the 2000s, they had successfully built a terrorist criminal, both supporting terrorists, criminal sanctuary in northern mali, and by june 2012, islamics in collaboration with the armed islamist forces and movement in jihad and west africa, which is splinter offshoot of the islamic migrant, they had police control of mali's north. algeria watched these developments with great concern, but its reaction was timid. the resources it has applied to fights aqim outsid

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today we traveled to the southeast of algeria to see the plant for ourselves. now there's a heavy military presence here. soldiers demonstrating that they're in control, unlike two weeks ago. the islamist militants broke into this accommodation area searching for senior foreign managers. we were told many more hostages died here at the gas processing center. the black and that towers, evidence of a bomb detonated and next to a group of foreigners chained to a mental work. -- blackened towers. some employees are back looking at how to repair this. there will be to get it up and running as soon as possible with all the employees returning including the expatriates'. for the foreigners in particular, they will want reassurances that the security here has been improved. they want to feel safe. the general manager says what is needed is a permanent military presence here. >> i ask the military and my company to keep a military presence here. >> the decision of whether the soldiers will stay on guard here will been taken by the government in the coming weeks. >> i am

efforts are being made to avoid a similar situation to last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria thomas now here in the studio to talk us through the entire situation sean thanks for rushing in so quickly here so french troops to secure you raney a mine what's what's your thought about certainly roy france has confirmed that they have sent troops in tunisia to one of the largest mining sites for uranium in that country in fact if you look here mali which is where france is involved that we all know about immediately next door new jersey is the world's fifth largest producer of uranium and at this are that mine right here that is where france has confirmed that they have troops now that they've had some problem with that site in the past but it is also can. that this is a completely separate operation than what is happening in the next door mali in fact the french company. is very heavily involved with that mind there and and so france is saying that they're basically there guarding their interests because as we know france is very dependent on nuclear energy uranium very importan

hideouts of islamic militants on mollie's border with algeria locals in the liberated cities claim the campaign high cost to civilians. barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to run. a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that the troops will only be there for security purposes. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm. with your news from around the world now french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving in now to the city of could dow the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile to senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria we now have an exclusive report right from the frontline of the embattled country. euler see that is the money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture

efforts are being made to avoid a similar situation to last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. in the studio to talk us through the entire situation quickly here so french troops to secure you raney a mine. what's what's all that about certainly france has confirmed that they have sent troops into nice hair to one of the largest mining sites for uranium in that country in fact if you look here mali which is where france is involved that we all know about immediately next door new jersey is the world's fifth largest producer of uranium and at this hour right here that is where france has confirmed that they have troops now that they've had some problem with that site in the past but it is also confirmed that this is a completely separate operation than what is happening in next door mali in fact the french company. is very heavily involved with that mine there and and so france is saying that they're basically they're guarding their interests because as we know france is very dependent on nuclear energy uranium very important process as well for you so you bring in the energy e

by 1962 they had to grant algeria independence.and so the tactics which have been very effective tactically for them backfired and led to eventual defeat in algeria. now, on the other side of the world them virtually the same time the british were fighting their own counterinsurgency in malaya. and the war effort there started in 1952, was led by this man, a generation that be confused with this meant, the actor david niven for whom he is a dead ringer. [laughter] so this man, not this man, but this than was the british commander in malaya. and when he arrived in 1952, he found a deeply entrenched insurgency much as in algeria two years later. the one in malaya was being waged by the malayan liberation army, one of many comments groups that were going to take over in the postwar area. they dynamited trains. they even killed the previous high commissioner. in fact, gerald drove from the airport in the very same rolls-royce in which his predecessor had been shot to death a few months before. that must've been a chilling experience. s

british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. as always there's more news for your on line including on god that's as north korea literally imposes martial law urging its army to prepare for war so had to r.t. dot com to see if the korean peninsula is on the brink of a military conflict. also online for you internet users be aware millions of devices are now in danger of being and these it picked. software function as being about falls time. ever deep divisions between supporters and opponents of genetically modified food within the u.s. and around the world but while acts of its continue to pressure german giants adam i didn't get a shareholder in one of the leading american producers believes as long as such companies financially support politicians and the risk could be brushed under the carpet. these chemicals may be what's causing

border with algeria locals in the liberated cities claim the campaign high cost to civilians. barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to run. a new report suggests that many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that the troops will only be there for security purposes. it's a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm. with your news from around the world now french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving in now to the city of could dow the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile to senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria we now have an exclusive report right from the front line the embattled country. euless knew that if their money dollars they know what i wanted i got today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one

algeria itself has a touareg population that is very small. so algeria was especially focused on it. and does not seek the partition of mali. but it's once the implementation of -- [inaudible] as they see throughout the country. the group's leader withdrew from the negotiation process on january 7, 2013. that was puts a stop to algeria effort to secure a diplomatic solution to the conflict in mali. so there have been encouraging signs that algeria is progressively becoming more practical and pragmatic. in its approach the conflict in mali. algeria, as we know, opened the air space to engine fighters and clue in the southern board we are the mali when the french intervention begun. in fact since l 2011 libya conflict, algeria east, the country has become slightly more responsive to problems on the eats and south. it significantly beefed up the presence true presence on eastern and southern lakes and increased number of check points and surveillance flight toss track the movement of drug dealers, armed traders within an terrorists that carry the

analysts believe he's the mastermind behind the attack in algeria. algerian officials say the militants planned and prepared well. they say the group gathered in southern libya and then crossed the border. what's not clear though is how the fighters managed to penetrate the military security forces and private guards to take control of the plant. mauritanian journalist, mohammed mahmud abu ah-ma'ali, follows the militant group in northern mali last year for two weeks. >> translator: they had their way in the desert. they were free. no one bothered them. the algerian attack got their message across. any country could be the next target at any time. >> reporter: the man from niger who led the attack died when the algerian military stormed the plant. but the whereabouts of the belmokhtar, the top leader, are not known, meaning the threat of more terror attacks in the region looms. sho beppu, nhk world, mauritania. >>> and we could be seeing more evidence of the threat sho referred to coming from cameroon. men abducted seven french tourists in the africa

i forgot to mention the important role of algeria. nothing is going to happen without algeria. paul kennedy at yale university for this important article in foreign affairs called the petrostate, and he argued that in every region of the world there is a pivotal state. unless you work with that pivotal state and the ancillary states, they will not function properly. and his argument was that unless nigeria with his foot at allstate and east africa arguably kenya and ugonda are the pivotal states and south africa itself. but in northern africa -- is algeria. algeria has the most capable army, the most capable intelligence services in the region. so as a part of this policy discussion we keep mentioning the united states, we keep mentioning the european union we really need to mention algeria. we need to have their her participation as we move forward. >> they wouldn't put boots on the ground. that we know. that's not even a matter of subject to talk. they aren't trying to get them to put boots on the ground. what they've been asking them to do is read the introduction because th

." >>> the repercussions from the hostage crisis in algeria last month continued to be felt around the world. and nowhere is that more true than in japan. of the 39 foreigners who died, 10 were japanese nationals. their deaths have caused much sorrow and ainge ner japan. >> yoyuki hatachi is a retired employee in yokohama. he recently visited the company to pay his respects to a former colleague who died in the algerian hostage crisis. tadonari was a president of the corporation. the two men attended the same college and joined jgc within the two months of one another. they worked together on many of the same projects. takahashi remembers how devoted he was to get his work done, often working on his days off. >> translator: he always worked hard on a new project. his clients thought highly of his work. i think that was not just because of his ability, but also for his sincere approach and strong desire to be successful. >> arata in this became involved in the algeria project three years after joining jgc. he went on to lead many other projects around the world. he became a top adviser

. >>> the repercussions from the hostage crisis in algeria last month continue to be felt around the world. and nowhere is that more true than in japan. of the 39 foreigners who died ten were japanese nationals. their deaths have caused much sorrow and anger in japan and also serving as an inspiration to some people. we have more. >> reporter: he is a retired employee at jgc corporation in yokohame. he visited the company to pay respects to a colleague who died in the algerian crisis. tadanori was a top adviser of the jgc corporation. the two men attended the same college. they worked on many of the same projects. their desks faced each other. he remembers how devoted he was to get his work done often working on his days off. >> translator: he always worked hard on a new project. his clients thought highly of his work. i think that was not just because of his ability but also for his sincere approach and strong desire to be successful. >> reporter: he became involved in the algerian project three years after joining jgc. he went on to lead many other projects around the world. he bec

north africa, still this is affecting algeria, some heavy downpours expected. temperatures probably no higher than 9 degrees, way below average. that extends towards tunisia. highs are just 13 in tunis. for central parts of africa, looking relatively dry here. a few showers for gabon. some fairly heavy rain across parts of zambia and zimbabwe. heavy rain in madagascar. >> top stories on al jazeera -- thousands of tunisians had gathered in the capital for the funeral of a prominent opposition leader. shokri belaid's death sparked protests across the country. flights in and out of tunis have been canceled. air are reports of a shooting in bamako -- there are reports of a shooting in bamako. forces have attacked a military checkpoint near the city of gao. european leaders are getting closer to a deal to decide that you's -- decide the eu budget for the next seven years. incoming cia chief john brennan has defended his country's controversial drone program. he was one of the architects of the scheme, which has drawn criticism from human rights groups in the us and

british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. and there's more news for you online including on god and north korea and that poses machine door. to prepare for war so do you have to alter dot com to see if the korean peninsula is on the brink of a military conflict. and also that internet users be wed millions of devices and now in danger of being an easy pick for. function that's been out about for some time. as have protested outside a shareholder meeting at the headquarters a one of america's notorious genetically modified food producers monsanto protesters demanded more transparency in the company's labeling research on the business practices and made concerns over the safety of g.m. crops but adam i didn't a shareholder in monsanto believes as well that such companies financially supported politicians and the risk could be brushed

biggest your rainy and in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria the details now from sean thomas who's coming to join us live in the studio good to see you today so we know about the french troops in mali now we hear about a group of them being sent to need to protect a mind what do you know about well certainly we've been hearing of the possibility of french troops in for a while but now we know for fact in fact france's president has confirmed that they have sent special forces troops tunisia specifically to guard one of the largest uranium mines in that country the. french company a red one has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in ne share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four of those hostages are still being held and today it is important to note that this is a second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which ha

the french were fighting in algeria from 1954 to 1962. the british or were fighting in malay ya from 1948 to 1960. and they adopted very different methods of fighting. the french exemplified the scorched earth approach, and the british exemplified the population-centric approach. now, what does the scorched earth approach mean in practice? well, we found out from the -- if you want to find out, one good way of doing it is by simply remitting this wonderful movie -- renting this wonderful movie, the battle of algiers, because it's actually pretty accurate. and what it depicts is what happened in 1957 when the french tried to break up an insurgent cell in the city of algiers which was planting bombs that were killing civilians and especially european civilians. what they did was they rounded up tens of thousands of muslim men in the caspah, and they sent them in for interrogation to find out what they knew. how did the interrogation process work? well, we know because of what happened to this gentleman, henri, and it was for this sin of run

british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. always there is more news for you online including on gone dot korea allegedly. using. get some of it too but you know i should say it's all me to prepare for fall so i had to alter dot com to see if the korean peninsula is on the brink of a military conflict. and also on the line internet users beware that millions of devices are now in danger of being an easy to pick for high cause due to a software malfunction that's been known about for some time. x. rays have protesters outside a shareholder meeting at the headquarters of one of america's notorious genetically modified food producers an old song to protest as demanded more transparency in the company's labeling research and to business practices and made concerns over they saved g.m. crops but adam i didn't get our shareholding monsant

british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. and there's more news for you online including on god and north korea that poses martial law. to prepare for war so do you have to alter dot com to see if the korean peninsula is on the brink of a military conflict. and also that internet users be wed millions of devices and now in danger of being an easy pick for. function that's been known about for some time. as have protested outside a shareholder meeting at the headquarters a one of america's notorious genetically modified food producers monsanto protesters demanded more transparency in the company's labeling research and to business practices amid concerns over the safety of g.m. crops but i didn't go a shareholder in monsanto believes as well that such companies financially supported politicians and their risk would be brushed under

intensifies its assault on the hideouts of islamic militants on border with algeria locals in the liberated cities claim the campaigns come at a high cost to civilians. as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll on the world arena a new report suggests many of the u.s. foreign service workers are paying to get the jobs. that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it claims that troops would only be stationed there for security purposes though those claims have. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today i'm live in moscow with your world wide news well the french military forces have now stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets pounding militant hideouts are right near the border with algeria meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the strikes we now report from the frontline of the war hit country. wirelessly that is their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town and everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one o

border with algeria. liberated. a very high cost. as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock the world a new report suggests many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. and israel considers building a buffer zone reaching inside syria. the troops. for security purposes. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today. with your news from around the world french military forces have stepped up their offensive on a rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred troops now from chad have also joined the operation. islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on at the border with algeria now reports from the frontline over the war torn country. wirelessly that is their money dollars they know what i want to look at today in this town and everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamic leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a content book too for

france intensifies its assault on the hideouts of islamic militant somali border with algeria that says locals in the liberated cities claim the campaign has come at a cost to civilians. most comprehensive allegations yet of illegal rendition and torture in secret cia prisons around the world emerge in a report released by a top american n.g.o.s. and the iranian president flies into egypt for the first time in more than three decades in a visit seen as an attempt to improve ties between the two regional heavyweights since his nemesis came to power there. live from the new center here in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of kid dull the last bastion of islamist insurgents around eighteen hundred soldiers from chad also joined the operation to senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria he reports now from the country wirelessly that is their money dollars they know what i'm going to look at today in this tow

france intensifies its assault on the hideouts of islamic militants on my border with algeria as locals in the liberated cities claim the campaigns have very high cost to civilians. as barack obama's diplomatic team gets ready to rock n roll in the world a new report suggests many of america's foreign service workers are paying to get the best jobs. and israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but it's claiming though that the troops would only be stationed there for security purposes. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i'm with your news from around the world french military forces have stepped up their offensive on the rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of the last bastion of islamist insurgents now around eighteen hundred troops now from chad have also joined the operation meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on at the border with algeria now reports from the frontline over the war torn country. by l.s.d. that is their money those they know what i'm going to look at toda

france intensifies its assault on the hideouts of islamic militants somalis border with algeria as locals in the liberated cities claim that campaigns come at a high cost to civilians. the most comprehensive claims yet of illegal rendition and torture in secret cia prisons around the world emerge in a report released by a top american n.g.o.s. also reporting that israel considers building a buffer zone reaching far inside syria but its claims of troops and tanks would only be stationed there for security purposes has its delta its. life from a new center here in moscow this is r.t. with you twenty four hours a day french military forces have stepped up their offensive on rebel bases in northern mali with troops moving into the city of daraa the last bastion of islamist insurgents around eight hundred soldiers from chad of also join the operation meanwhile two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing airstrikes on the border with algeria reports now from the war that country. euless knew that if their money because they know what i'm going to look at today in this town in mali eve

certainly we know there's a small amount of french boots on the ground in algeria protecting mines there also as we know there are in mali as well libya in the past couple of years a seat a massive upheaval as well talk to us about the broader prospect here the regional implications does it seem that it's that it's hotting up in that region. well i think the overall yes of the great problem has been that the collapse of the dark regime in libya unleashed a lot of chaos a collapse about how his regime in tunisia many controls radical islamists who have been going continue to fight in syria but there are some who are now come back as you say in neighboring algeria down into the sahara we have this threat of violence and one problem. is that it doesn't have many natural resources so that it's rather neglected by the west as nobody has any great interest in trying to prop it up and so receives for its economy is now in a nosedive and it's surrounded by recently tense errors to the east and south and it's getting no real help from the north this is as you were trying to position the tunisians

your rainy and mine in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria the details now from sean thomas who's coming to join us live in the studio good to see you today so we know about the french troops in mali now we hear about a group of them being sent to need to protect a mine what do you know about it well certainly we've been hearing of the possibility of french troops in for a while but now we know for fact in fact france's president has confirmed that they have sent special forces troops tunisia specifically to guard one of the largest uranium mines in that country the. french company a revenue has a large stake in the arlott mining facility which you can see right here in me share and there have been problems in the past which would justify the increased security presence there now just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlott mine by islamists the four of those hostages are still being held and today it is important to note that this is a second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which

certainly we know there's a small amount of french boots on the ground in algeria protecting mines there also as we know there are in mali as well libya in the past couple of years i've seen a massive upheaval as well talk to us about the broader prospect here the regional implications does it seem that it's that it's hotting up in that area. genelle i think the overall yes of the great problem has been that the collapse of the dark regime in libya unleashed a lot of chaos the collapse about how his regime in tunisia many controls radical islamists who have been going continue to fight in syria but there are some who you know come back as you say in neighboring algeria or down into the sahara we have this threat of violence and one problem for poor is that it doesn't have many natural resources so that it's rather neglected by the west as nobody has any great interest in trying to prop it up and so it was full of its economy is now in a nosedive and it's surrounded by recently tense errors to the east and south and it's getting no real help from the north this seems to me to be very tryi

that british lives were lost in algeria. so there's not only threats to lives abroad but there's also a threat to lives at home because where al-qaeda training centers have been subdued in afghanistan they've now moved to northern africa. always there is more news for you online including on going on to. korea lead should leave the enthusing. get some of it too but you know i should say it's all me to prepare football so i had to alter dot com to see if the korean peninsula is on the brink of a military conflict. and also on the line the internet users of the way millions of devices are now in danger of being and these if pick for haiku is due to a software malfunction that's been known about for some time. x. rays have protesters outside a shareholder meeting at the headquarters of one of america's notorious genetically modified food producers an old song to protest as demanded more transparency in the company's labeling research and business practices and made concerns over they saved g.m. crops but adam i didn't get our s

mokhtar belmokhtar is believed to have been behind the attacks in algeria. they say the group gathered in southern libya and then crossed the border. what's not clear, though, is how the fighters managed to penetrate the military security forces and private guards to take control of the plant. a journalist follows the militant group in northern mali last year for two weeks. >> translator: they had their way in the desert. they were free. no one bothered them. the algerian attack got their message across. any country could be the next target at any time. >> the man from niger who led the attack died when the algerian military stormed the plant. but the whereabouts of mokhtar are not known, meaning the threat of more terror attacks in the region looms. nhk world. >>> the site of a building collapsed in a disaster that -- people across the country have been working to get better prepared for the next time disast disaster strikes. >> reporter: on march 11, 2011 a tsunami warping was issued after the earthquake. they kept broadcasting using the public radio syste

we need algeria in that part of the world. we will need algeria to fight terrorism.we will need algeria to help promote a development policy. we'll need algeria for political dialogue including dialogue with the tour -- too regulars. coming back from bamako and timbuktu, the people that i saw, and they weren't gathered together because we asked them to, they were not cheering the president of the french republic, but french soldiers who were in mali. these people had been freed from slavery, oppression and barbarism, and what we want is, they wanted us to stay. and i said that we would stay if the africans themselves decided that, and we would stay as long as necessary because it's vital that africans take charge of their own security. but one thing that is certain, and i promise you here that we have a duty in that part of africa to be present. not to provide aid, not to provide subsidies, not to provide ad hoc assistance, but general win development and genuine -- genuine development and general win support to a part of the world which is one of the poorest regions

the man who carried out and planned the attack in algeria is a self-described devotee of zarqawi. he sees himself as very much an acolyte of the late zarqawi. al qaeda in iraq has produced an offshoot, the al-musra front. he may be dead, but he is still with us. i would like to ask for your impressions of zarqawi, looking back now. how serious and dangerous a figure he was half a decade ago. why he was at the top of the list of people to go after during the war on iraq. >> it is a pleasure. i am a devotee of mike o'hanlon and a friend for a long time. thanks for being here. it is great to see you, bruce, one of my heroes in terms of intelligence. to be interrogated by the cia -- i will try not to break. [laughter] abu musab al-zarqawi was from a lower middle class background. he became radicalized while in prison. then became associated with al qaeda near the end of the mujahedin. in afghanistan -- mujahedin period in afghanistan. he had been in iraq before, but he appeared on our radar screen at the end of 2003. he had already started to build an al qaeda in iraq infrastructure t

. >> he became involved in the algeria project three years after joining jjc. he went on to lead many projects around the world. he became a top advisor for the firm last june. he was deeply moved by his death. he has decided to return to jjc because he still had many things to accomplish. >>> i hope to work as long as possible by carrying out his wishes. >> many people have been moved by the deaths of the japanese in algeria. thousands have visited the headquarters to pay their respects. they said prayers and left flowers. some have sent letters. they didn't consider the deceased as just engineers. they believe they were helping develop the algerian economy, and there have helping the algerian people. they kept a presence in the country for more than 40 years, even during the civil war in the 1990s. the story has inspired other japanese to make a change. shingo works as a system engineer, he recently visited the japan cooperation agency. he has been looking for a chance to take part in development work overseas. >> the victims worked hard, and risked their liv

. >> british prime minister david cameron was in algeria wednesday for talks concerning the recent hostage situation that left six brittons dead and made a surprise visit to libya. he took questions from the british house of commons in his weekly question time session which topics included state of the economy, housing benefits for veterans and a proposed tax increase on beer and alcohol. this is 35 minutes. >> order. questions to the prime minister. alison seabeck. >> thank you, mr. speaker. this morning i had meetings with mine tieral colleagues and others and in addition to my duties in the house i will have other meetings today. >> alison sea beck. >> i'm hear to speak, it right a mother in his constituency should not speak of the bedroom tax and confirm why her minister be able to offer her son, serving in the magesty's armed forces either a home or a bedroom on his return from duty? >> the reforms to housing benefit that we're putting in place, i'll very happily look at the case, as the honorable lady says. but the reforms that are put in place have a very clear principle of the hear

analysts believe he's the mastermind behind the attack in algeria. algerian officials say the militants prepared well. they say that the group gathered in southern libya and then crossed the border. what's not clear, though, is how the fighters managed to penetrate the military security forces and private guards to take control of the plant. this journalist follows the militant group in northern mali last year for two weeks. >> translator: they had their way in the desert. they were free. no one bothered them. the algerian attack got their message across. any country could be the next target at any time. >> reporter: the man from niger who led the attack died when the algerian military stormed the plant. but the whereabouts about the top leader is not known. meaning the threat of more terror attacks in the region looms. >>> and we could be seeing more evidence of the threat referred to coming from cameroon. french tourist were abducted in the west african country. islamist insurgents from neighboring nigeria are responsible. french media said the abd

the algeria hostage crisis last month ended with ten japanese nationals dead. japanese accounted for the largest number of foreign fatalities in the incident. in the drill, participants pretended japanese -- overseas company workers and their families were in immediate danger. about 100 people, played the part of evacuees. they were transported by u.s. helicopters to a safe place. >> translator: i think the drill was very useful, because it was based on a likely situation. many japanese nationals are living all around the world today, despite the unstable global situation. >> reporter: it's now in its 32nd year. in this year's installment, personnel from myanmar are participating as observers for the first time. during its formal military government, myanmar strengthened its ties with china. myanmar joining a u.s.-led military operation is a sign of a new trend. >> they're one of many that come and observe and very, very important because we're going to need participating nations throughout the region to be able to deal with the different levels of crises that'

rebel bases in northern mali with fighter jets now pounding militant hideouts near the border with algeria i mean while two senior islamic leaders have been captured fleeing the airstrikes. now reports from the frontline of the war hit country. euless knew that if their money because they know what i want to look at today in this town in mali everyone is celebrating the capture of two important islamist leaders one of them is mohammed the head of the demon a group which retired a contin book too for months particularly violating the rights of women he was captured along with bob leader of the movement for unity and jihad in west africa toerag say he was taken north of keep close to the border with algeria the capture of these two leaders demonstrates what everyone knows the city of go and to book to our havens of security in a dangerous wilderness we were ourselves detained by the mali an army when trying to get to the city of any movement towards the north has been strictly forbidden since last weekend when six million soldiers were killed by explosives planted by rebels on the roads lead

year a new mines that's in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. spoke to my colleague. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and the situation there continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole protecting assets in the region many know that france gets most of its energy from nuclear power hence the uranium is very very important indeed so massive economic concerns are indeed but as you also mentioned we've called the french led multinational intervention going to go again mali now boots on the ground in nigeria it's certainly getting a lot of reaction from critics around the world at the moment certainly has been if you ask france they've pointed to the incident that

biggest you raney of mines in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria. thomas filled me in on all the details. the mine in question is the olive facility a location in which the french company a river has a large stake now it's important to know that this is the second mission in africa completely separate from france's mission in mali which has been going on for nearly a month as neighbors mali and the situation continues to remain unstable the french government is making it clear that they are ready and willing to protect their assets in the region and on the african continent as a whole protecting assets in the region many know that gets most of its energy from nuclear power hence the uranium is very very important indeed so massive economic concerns are indeed but as you also mentioned we've called the french led multinational intervention going in mali now boots on the ground in nigeria where it's certainly getting a lot of reaction from critics around the world at the moment certainly has been if you ask france they've pointed to the incident that

a new mines it's all in a bid to avoid a repetition of last month's hostage crisis in neighboring algeria let's go the details right now thomas joins us live right here in the studio good to see you today french troops already in mali and now we've got some boots on the ground because they need to protect. this is that correct yes certainly it's been an interesting situation developing for a while now and we've had some thoughts but now it has been confirmed in fact president confirms that france has sent special forces troops to his country specifically to guard one of the largest during your minds and there in fact it's the arlette mine right here. and you can see its proximity to mali but the mine in question is the location in which the french company a river has a large stake now there have been problems before the. that would justify a move to increase the security presence there just three years ago five french workers were kidnapped from the arlette mined by islamists four of those hostages are still being held in the region today now it's important to know that this is the second

algeria steps up security along mollies border to cut off the surgeons escape route as no reports of civilian casualties from the french military intervention in. israel considers building a buffer zone stretching far into syrian territory but deny this accuser actions that sending in troops on times constitutes an invasion. under sparring diplomats sepang out the plum postings within the obama administration according to u.s. reports examining the president stop. international news live from moscow this is all see with me. thanks for joining it's. french jets are still pounding rebel bases in remote areas of northern mali trying to cut off supply worries for isn't this militants algeria has also increased security along its border with mali to prevent insurgents from crossing it some reports suggest the french led campaign has cost an ember of civilian casualties as he takes a look at the facts the intervention is having on the people of florida and this exclusive report. francoise hollande victorious trip to timbuktu marked the declaration that three major cities in northern mali h