At least the public figures who were tasked to administer the country for more than 20 years are now being investigated by judicial authorities that. Al qaeda has a new stronghold in africa in northern mali, its largest since the fall of afghanistan in 2001. Mohamed toufik mediene, 72, known familiarly as gen. Gaid salah was promoted to the rank of general in 1993. In algeria the general mohamed mediene toufik and said bouteflika and their militia kill the algerian people and committing crimes against humanity, war crimes, genocide and aggression. Algierscairo reuters protests that brought hundreds of thousands onto the streets in algeria over the past month led president abdelaziz bouteflika to scrap plans to run for a fifth term. Known as toufik, mediene headed the allpowerful drs intelligence agency from its foundation in 1990 up to his fall from grace in 2015. Mohamed toufik mediene, head of the department of intelligence and security drs, days after sacking several top generals who worked under mediene and weeks after the arrest of a former intelligence chief. Behind the ousting of algerias secretive spy chief.
The deconstruction of the algerian regime of the past two decades is underway. Since 1990, general mohamed toufik mediene has headed the drs, the countrys intelligence directorate, an agency that combines the functions of internal security and counterespionage. Emby organiserer mediene dine til en elegant skjerm med kunstverk, rik metadata og relatert innhold. It has successfully gained the support of a local jihadist group, ansar. Despite shakeups, algerias security apparatus stronger. Algeria jails top figures of bouteflika era world news. Algerian protests calming without a shot fired in anger. The popular protests in algeria have not only toppled a dictator, they have also brought to jail the darkest figure in the countrys tortured past. On 15 september 20, he was appointed deputy minister of defense. Nicknamed toufik, mediene had long played the role of kingmaker in algerias secretive political milieu, as his domestic security apparatus grew in power during the islamist militant.
Tartag, his deputy, succeeded mediene and when the drs was dismantled in 2016 he served as algerias security coordinator under the supervision of the presidency. The death of a young egyptian days after he shared suicidal thoughts on social media has sent shock waves across the country. Toufik mediene, was a shadowy figure who never appeared in media or spoke in public, having led the dirty war throughout the 1990s following the militarys coup detat against the islamic salvation front fis which won elections in a landslide victory. Subscribe to our youtube channel for all latest indepth, on the ground reporting from around the world. This channel is targeted at candidates for the cfa chartered financial analyst level 1 exam. Bouteflikas office claimed that the retirement decision was made in line with the. Wassim fils du general mohamed lamine mediene dit toufik. Rough times in algeria as the military command pushes for more instability by arezki daoud. The enormous power of the intelligence services, as hugh roberts has put it. Antiinflammatory activity of some extracts from plants used in the. New song depression graphic truth of sri lanka tamil. In 1999, after years of murderous civil war, bouteflika came into power and reached an agreement with toufik to clean out the military stables. Failure of the bouteflika administration to eradicate extremism led to the rise of jund alkhalifa, analysts say.
Heading military intelligence for more than 20 years there is gen. Death of student who shared suicidal thoughts on social. Abdelaziz bouteflika, algerias president, is a man of diminutive stature and legendary staying power. Algerian court sentences former president bouteflikas. Compilation des meilleurs gags juste pour rire best of just for laughs gags 2020 duration. Atomic bombing of hiroshima documentary ten seconds that shook the world 75794 duration. Algeria court sentences bouteflika brother to 15 years. General mohamed mediene dit toufik en 1992 youtube. The power behind the president and the purge of the. Building 4 in 1 workshop homemade table saw, router table, disc sander, jigsaw table duration. Known as toufik, mediene headed the allpowerful drs intelligence agency from its foundation in. A new revolution may be changing the arab world haaretz.
General toufik mediene was quoted as saying that he was ready willing and able to murder 3 million more just to maitain the status quo. Samira tawfik listen to music streams, download mp3 songs, photos, watch videos, discover similar artists and find news. Islam the 11 plague in norway2015 12 09 toggle navigation vd youtube. Jeremy keenan is a professor of social anthropology at the school of oriental and african studies in london. All 10 topics required are setup within playlists by the sam. Bouteflika et general toufik, rare video prise en 1999.
General mohammed toufik mediene who referred to himself as the god of algeria was forced to retire. An algerian military court has sentenced the brother of former president abdelaziz bouteflika and three codefendants to 15 years in prison, the state aps news agency reported on wednesday. The removal of algerias secretive head of intelligence, mohamed mediene, is one of the biggest political shakeups in the north african countrys recent memory, writes the bbcs rana jawad. Nice looking application with a lot of features that will help you to download any youtube video or the entire playlist and channel. It covers the search by many algerians of pictures and videos of the powerful boss of the secret services, general mohamed lamine mediene, alias tewfik.
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