フランスの特殊部隊は、ニジェールで2つのテロリストを殺した
French special forces killed two terrorists in Niger
Paris says its elite troops have intervened at the request of African Government
Las fuerzas especiales francesas matan a dos terroristas en Níger
París afirma que sus tropas de élite han intervenido a petición del Gobierno africano
Defensa confirma que el ejército perderá 24.000 efectivos en seis años
Miguel Mora París 24 MAY 2013 - 16:36 CET
La mina de uranio explotada por Areva en Arlit, en una imagen de archivo. / Niger Attack (AP)
French special forces killed two terrorists in Niger
Paris says its elite troops have intervened at the request of African Government
Defense confirmed that the army lost 24,000 troops in six years
Miguel Mora Paris 24 MAY 2013 - 16:36 CET
Fulfilling the premise that the Islamist threat affects not only Mali, but the entire Sahel, France was forced on Friday to intervene in Niger, a neighboring country and strategic economic interests of Paris because it guarantees much of the uranium used its nuclear power plants. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that Special Forces attacked the terrorists who attacked on Thursday a military camp of Agadez (northern Niger) leaving at least 20 dead and took several hostages. The surprise was that Belmojtar Mokhtar, the most feared terrorist in the area, author of the ferocious attack on a gas plant in Algeria, and was left for dead by the Malian authorities earlier this year, was attributed to both the action of Agadez as second attack, on Thursday against the French company facilities Areva in Arlit.
Some images broadcast by French television I-Téle seem to confirm that Belmojtar, nicknamed Mr. Marlboro, which according to experts in terrorism is more powerful than the AQIM emir (Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), is alive and fully operational. The information was based on the statement issued Friday by a new terrorist group supposedly formed by Belmojtar, called Les signataires par le sang (The signatories of the blood). The note claimed the attacks in Agadez and Arlit and Belmojtar Mokhtar said that he had "personally supervised" both attacks.
The statement also threatened to "all countries intending to participate in this crusade, even in the name of peace keeping" and states that "candidates for martyrdom are ready and just waiting for an order to attack their targets" .
The claim caused enormous confusion because, on Thursday, had been Muyao (the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa) who attributed the double attack and threatened explicitly to France and its allies in the military intervention in Mali.
French Defence Minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, merely confirmed that the elite troops had launched an operation against the terrorists who took hostages in Agadez. Defense said two terrorists were killed during the operation. On Thursday, after placing a car bomb killed at least 20 people and injuring fifty, Islamist fighters blew up a 4x4 at the gate of the power plant of a subsidiary of Areva, the French nuclear state company. The explosion left one person dead and 14 injured.
"The situation has stabilized, especially in Agadez, where our special forces have intervened in support of Niger's forces at the request of the President of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou," Le Drian.
The minister also defended Operation Serval, launched in January to release in northern Mali in the Sharia (Islamic radical law) imposed by fundamentalist Muslims and Tuaregs related to Al Qaeda. "The goal of the terrorists was that Mali became an Islamic shrine, and that's not going to happen," said the defense minister. "We now need to avoid the risk that the same thing happens either in northern Niger or part of Chad".
Niger is one of the countries that are part of the Pan-African force deployed in Mali after the French offensive, and its soldiers occupied Gao when he was released by Malian troops, French and Chad.
French President François Hollande promised on Friday that France will continue to provide "full solidarity" to African countries threatened by Islamist terror. The Socialist government also confirmed that, by 2019, the French army of 24,000 troops dispensed to cut the defense budget, which now stands at more than 30,000 million per year. Le Drian said the 10% cut in staff not affect France's military capability.
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