Algeria Releases AQIM's Samir Saioud

Algeria Frees Former Al-Qaeda Official

Algerian authorities have freed a former Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) official, Samir Saioud, following his call to his comrades in the organization to lay down their arms.
According to assessments, the Algerian authorities want to show good will towards AQIM members who give conciliatory messages.

Source: Al-Hayat, London, September 13, 2010

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