The so called Akli Mezari also nicknamed « Abou Sofiane » was appointed leader of Sid Ali Bouneb sub-battalion, active under the banner of “Annour battalion” which merged with “Al Ansar battalion” belonging to the GSPC or AQIM, security services say.

• Member of the terrorist cell, which was dismantled a few days ago in Bordj Mnaial were operating under the command of Abou Sofiane, who is the mastermind behind the kidnapping of the Egyptian Amgad Wahba in Tizi Ouzou, who was released later on.
• Appointment of Mezari Akli as successor of the so called Omar Tarfi coincides with the series of changes by the GSPC or AQIM in order to fill in the gaps inside its ranks after the elimination of many leaders by the Algerian security forces.
• Observers versed in security matters in Algeria think that the recent killing of the British hostage and declaration of the Malian authorities about launching a continued war on terrorism and GSPC’s fellows is stopping the attempts by terrorists in Tarek Ibn Ziad battalion under the leadership of Abdelhamid Abou Zid, to move again in these regions and implement kidnapping operations in order to get ransoms.
• Stability of the “Masked” battalion under the leadership of Mokhtar Belmokhtar (Al Aouar) north of Mali is an other barrier in front of movements by Yahia Dhouadi (Yahia Abou Amar) leader of the desert so that the kidnappings stay in the central region.
• The conflict between the terrorist groups turns into guerrilla warfare through kidnapping, robbery and burglary in fake checkpoints, as well as attacks targeting banks, which is likely to appear, in the light of the terrorists acquisition of arms, according to the latest video by the GSPC, showing training on individual assassinations.