| Operation El-Kseur | |||||||
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| Part of Insurgency in the Maghreb | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Algeria Algeria |
 GSPC | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Unknown |
Nabil Sahraoui † Si Abdelaziz † Mourad Kettab † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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Operation El-Kseur was a military confrontation between the Algerian People's National Army and the GSPC in El Kseur, Algeria in June 2004. It resulted in the death of GSPC leader Nabil Sahraoui.
Background[]
On June 2, 2004, the GSPC launched a deadly assault on Algerian soldiers, killing 12 and injuring 26. In response, the Algerian army initiated a full-scale operation against the GSPC. The operation targeted a forested area in the Kabylia region, particularly in El Kseur, Béjaia Province.[1][2] The mountains of Kabylia have been recognized as a hub for terrorism since the end of the Algerian Civil War in 2002.[3]
Operation[]
Following a three-day gun battle in the woods of El Kseur, the GSPC suffered defeat, signaling a victory for the Algerian army. Among the casualties were Nabil Sahraoui, the Emir of the GSPC, Abi Abdelaziz, his right-hand man, and Mourad Kettab, who was responsible for intelligence and communication.[1][2][4][5][6] The bodies were then taken to the Frantz Fanon hospital morgue in Béjaia, where Nabil Sahraoui's family was informed of his death.[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "RFI - Algérie - «L'émir national» du GSPC abattu". http://www1.rfi.fr/actufr/articles/054/article_28817.asp.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Algérie : le groupe salafiste décapité" (in fr). 2004-06-24. https://www.nouvelobs.com/monde/20040621.OBS1420/algerie-le-groupe-salafiste-decapite.html.
- ↑ "North Africa's Menace". http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR400/RR415/RAND_RR415.pdf.
- ↑ Evans, Martin; Phillips, John (2008-01-14) (in en). Algeria: Anger of the Dispossessed. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-17722-0. https://books.google.com/books?id=9mPcDwAAQBAJ&dq=Algerian+raid&pg=PT393.
- ↑ "Algérie : l'"émir" du Groupe salafiste pour la prédication et le combat aurait été tué" (in fr). Le Monde.fr. 2004-06-20. https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2004/06/20/algerie-l-emir-du-groupe-salafiste-pour-la-predication-et-le-combat-aurait-ete-tue_369746_1819218.html.
- ↑ "Vie et mort d'un terroriste - Jeune Afrique.com" (in fr-FR). https://www.jeuneafrique.com/63309/archives-thematique/vie-et-mort-d-un-terroriste/.
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