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the BBC is now reporting that 650 hostages have been freed, and around 60 are still held. Damn, that's a crowd. -- (link)

Posted by loosilu (aka loosilu2) Jan 18 '13, 07:20

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and jeez, could the numbers change more wildly with every report? (www.bbc.co.uk)

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ST is geopolitically smarter: Is this militant/terrorist issue relegated to North Africa (Algeria, Mali, Libya, etc)? - ty97 Jan 18, 07:22 19
- I know there are still some issues in Angola, but other than that I'm not too sure. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 07:27
- From my limited African knowledge it seems like central africa have their own anarchistic issues. -- nm - Ender Jan 18, 07:24 15
  - yes, Central Africa is dirt poor and have their own significant issues. The North Africa stuff reaches out more to other places. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:26 14
    - Thanks. I'm thinking on-the-ground safety for Westerners - ty97 Jan 18, 07:27 13
      - Central is dangerous because it is the third world, and is home to many scary anarchist and rebel movements. Congo is horrible right now. North Africa - loosilu Jan 18, 07:31
      - I know quite a few people who work/have worked there. general consensus is the oil countries are the most dangerous, and so much need to worry about - mafic Jan 18, 07:29 11
        
        again it depends. The parts of Nigeria where the oil fields are = very dangerous. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:31 7
        
        which is kind of why I said oil countries - most dangerous. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 07:34
        
        Which is what he said...... -- nm - Will Hunting Jan 18, 07:33 5
        
        well, it can vary between the countries. And Algeria is more of a gas country. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:34 4
        
        hydrocarbon countries, if you prefer. -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 07:36
        
        You're right, but as he said, and you confirmed while being argumentative, where there's oil, there's higher risk - Will Hunting Jan 18, 07:35 1
        
        I'm being argumentative because there are three things: Oil, drug trafficking, and Al Qaida." - loosilu Jan 18, 07:37
        
        WITHIN. sorry. - loosilu Jan 18, 07:34
        
        "Why would anyone want to kidnap *you*?" -- nm - Mallory Archer Jan 18, 07:31 1
        
        AQ will happily kidnap anyone from the west for ransom. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:32
        
        that should be "not so much need" -- nm - mafic Jan 18, 07:30
- hmmmm. From what I understand, it is related to both the Saharan drug trade (which goes to Europe), and AQIM. - loosilu Jan 18, 07:23 1
  - whoops, forgot something important. If they're attacking natural gas facilities, that impacts Europe as well. -- nm - loosilu Jan 18, 07:24

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