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Algeria kills jihadist over death of French hostage Gourdel | Algeria kills jihadist over death of French hostage Gourdel |
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The Algerian army has killed one of the militants responsible for the beheading of a French hiker in September, the country's justice minister says. | The Algerian army has killed one of the militants responsible for the beheading of a French hiker in September, the country's justice minister says. |
Tayeb Louh made the announcement on Wednesday after an investigation into the murder of hostage Herve Gourdel. | Tayeb Louh made the announcement on Wednesday after an investigation into the murder of hostage Herve Gourdel. |
The unnamed jihadist was killed in an anti-terrorist operation in October. | The unnamed jihadist was killed in an anti-terrorist operation in October. |
Jund al-Khilafa, an Islamist militant organisation allied to Islamic State (IS), killed Mr Gourdel in September following French air strikes in Iraq. | |
Mr Gourdel, 55, was from Nice, and was kidnapped after the militants stopped his vehicle in a remote area east of Algiers where he had intended to go hiking. | Mr Gourdel, 55, was from Nice, and was kidnapped after the militants stopped his vehicle in a remote area east of Algiers where he had intended to go hiking. |
In a video released by the jihadists, they announced his death after an ultimatum issued to the French government to cease its airstrikes against IS militants in Iraq. | In a video released by the jihadists, they announced his death after an ultimatum issued to the French government to cease its airstrikes against IS militants in Iraq. |
French President Francois Hollande condemned the killing as a "cruel and cowardly" act, and said that French air strikes, which began on IS targets in Iraq earlier in September, would continue. | French President Francois Hollande condemned the killing as a "cruel and cowardly" act, and said that French air strikes, which began on IS targets in Iraq earlier in September, would continue. |
Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of the Caliphate) pledged allegiance to IS on 14 September. | Jund al-Khilafa (Soldiers of the Caliphate) pledged allegiance to IS on 14 September. |
Until then it had been known as part of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which grew out of an Algerian militant group and is now active across North and parts of West Africa. | Until then it had been known as part of al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), which grew out of an Algerian militant group and is now active across North and parts of West Africa. |
Who are Jund al-Khilafa? | Who are Jund al-Khilafa? |
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