An Algerian soldier was killed Sunday in a suicide car bomb attack near the Mali border, the Algerian defence ministry said in a statement. In January 2013, members of Al-Qaeda attacked a gas plant near In Amenas near the Libyan border. Sunday’s attack comes as Algeria is seeking involvement in attempts toresolve regional crises in Libya and the Sahel. Worried by the risk of instability in southern Algeria, Algiers served in 2014 and 2015 as mediator between the Malian government and armed rebels. The last suicide attack against Algerian forces was in August 2019.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 10, 2020 14:15 UTC