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1/22/13

Algeria hostage crisis may be the undoing of jihadi cause in north Africa - by Peter Beaumont

How do you judge the success of a terrorist spectacular? A decade ago, it would have been enough for an organization like al-Qaida to simply carry out an attack like 9/11.

Such an attack would have established not only that they exist, and that they are potent and dangerous, but to present their calling card to would-be recruits.

So how should one regard the attack on the In Amenas gas plant in Algeria – as a success, or as an overwhelming failure?

In the final analysis it seems likely that In Amenas will make it more difficult for jihadi groups in the region to operate rather than easier.

Read more: Algeria hostage crisis may be the undoing of jihadi cause in north Africa| Peter Beaumont | World news | guardian.co.uk

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