16–19 January –
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists take over 800 people hostage at the Tigantourine gas facility near "In Amenas" in the
In Amenas hostage crisis.[1]
5 December – High-level Al-Qaeda leader, Khalil Ould Addah, is killed by the
Algerian Army. He had been coming from
Mali to a meeting with other al-Qaeda leaders.[3]
16–19 January –
Al-Qaeda-linked terrorists take over 800 people hostage at the Tigantourine gas facility near "In Amenas" in the
In Amenas hostage crisis.[1]
5 December – High-level Al-Qaeda leader, Khalil Ould Addah, is killed by the
Algerian Army. He had been coming from
Mali to a meeting with other al-Qaeda leaders.[3]