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Old 15 Sep 2008
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GSPC - Attack Mauretania army patrol - 12 killed

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no good news from Mauretania:

Mauritania | Africa - Reuters.com

other sources in french:

Mauritanie: 12 soldats tués dans une embuscade tendue par Al-Qaïda

Douze soldats mauritaniens tués par des éléments présumés d'Al-Qaïda au Maghreb islamique - Yahoo! Actualités

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Al Jazeera English - Africa - Deadly attack on Mauritania army

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Hello,

the attack happened near Tourine. This place is close to one of the main travel-routes in Mauretania.





Who is planning to go to Mauretania, should think about if to go to this region.

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Sad news.

Reading all the reports it sounds more like the attack was East of Zouerat just across the border from Western Sahara.
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Mauritania | Africa - Reuters.com

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Hello,

very bad news from Mauretania

Reuters | Mauritania says 12 held by al Qaeda were decapitated

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Trouble in Mauritania

According to the link below the 11 soldiers and 1 civilian were found beheaded 30KMS from where they were abducted. They were found on September 19th at Aklet Tourine.

Source: Magharebia
Kidnapped Mauritanian soldiers found beheaded; country seeks anti-terror help (Magharebia.com)
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