Algeria’s army chief, Gen. Saïd Chengriha, has escaped lately an assassination attempt that has given rise to all sorts of speculations among security and military ranks, according to leaked intelligence reports. A car bomb has targeted the General’s convoy, leading to a deadly collision and fire that claimed six lives. The failed attack reflects the struggle for power which is intensifying in the country reeling under unprecedented growing social, economic and political crises. Divisions inside the military establishment are deepening, threatening to destabilize further the regime which is rocked by a series of corruption and drugs trafficking scandals involving powerful Generals. Arbitrary arrests, torture, enforced disappearances, crackdown and persecution of human rights activists intensified under the pretext of threats to national security.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 06, 2024 11:26 UTC