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COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE WEST
REVELATION 12:5-6,14
5 And she brought forth a man child,(MARY DID-JESUS WHO IS(JEWISH) who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman (MARY WHOS JEWISH REPRESENTING ISRAEL)fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.(3 1/2 YRS PROTECTED IN PETRA JORDAN)
14 And to the woman (ISRAEL) were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,(3 1/2 YRS) from the face of the serpent.(PROTECTED FOR 3 1/2 YRS IN PETRA JORDAN)
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA) thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
SAUDIA-ARABIA,JORDAN,UNITED ARAB EMERITS.QATAR AND BAHRAIN ARE GOING WITH THE UNITED STATES TO START BOMBING ISIS IN SYRIA.AND LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS SAUDIA-ARABIA AND JORDAN WILL BE ALIGNED WITH THE WEST.AND ALSO LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS TURKEY WILL BE AGAINST THE WEST.NOW WE SEE THE COALITION OF THE FINAL DAYS COMING TOGETHER.AND ALSO ISIS WANTS TO CAPTURE MECCA AND MEDINA THE CULT OF ISLAMS HOLY CITIES.I BELIEVE SAUDIA-ARABIA WAS FORCED INTO THIS BECAUSE 16 OF THE 19 TERRORISTS WHO DESTROYED THE TWIN TOWERS WERE FROM SAUDIA-ARABIA. AND THE WHITEHOUSE ALWAYS SUCKS UP AND BOWS TO THE SAUDI KING.SO THE SAUDI KING THOUGHT HE BETTER BEND OVER FOR OBAMA THIS TIME.THE AIR STRIKES HAVE STARTED IN THE ISIS CAPITAL OF SYRIA-RAQQA.AND JUST LIKE THE TYPICAL OBAMA. OBAMA IS LEAVING PROBABLY FOR THE USELESS UNITED NATION TODAY AT 10AM.THEN HE WILL PROBABLY GO ON A WEEK LONG GOLF TRIP AFTER HIS UN SPEECH.SO HE DOES NOT HAVE TO TELL THE AMERICAN CITIZENS ABOUT HOW THE USA WILL TRYING TO BOMB ISIS INTO OBLIVION.THIS SYRIA BOMBING CAMPAIGN WILL BE A LONG TERM SITUAYION.AND ALSO ISIS CAPTURED A FRENCH GUY AND SAID IF THERE DEMAND HAS NOT BEEN MET IN 24 HOURS.OFF COMES THE HEAD OF THIS FRENCH CITIZEN KIDNAPPED IN ALGERIA..AIR STRIKES- TOMAHAWKS FROM THE SEA HAVE BEEN SHOT ON ISIS IN RAQQA SO FAR. AMERICA AND PARTNERS WILL BE BOMBING ISIS ALL NIGHT TONIGHT.AND FOR WEEKS TO COME.
NATIONS AGAINST THE WEST INCLUDING ISLAMIC LUNATICS ISIS
EZEKIEL 38:4-7
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
U.S., partner nations launch first strikes in Syria: Pentagon-Reuters-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and partner nations are carrying out the first air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday, in ongoing operations that mark the opening of a new, far more complicated front in a battle against the militants."I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against (Islamic State) terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles," Rear Admiral John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement."Given that these operations are ongoing, we are not in a position to provide additional details at this time."Kirby did not disclose which nations joined the United States, which has been building a coalition to combat an extremist Sunni Muslim force that has seized large expanses of territory in Iraq and Syria and proclaimed a caliphate erasing borders in the heart of the Middle East.But a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters there were Arab partners helping to carry out the strikes. Still, the official declined to specify their roles or name the countries.The strikes took place hours before Obama goes to New York for the U.N. General Assembly where he will try to rally more nations behind his drive to aggressively take on Islamic State."We will provide Obama had shied away from getting involved in Syria's civil war a year ago, seeing no positive outcome for the United States, but the rise of Islamic State and the beheading of two American captives forced him to change course.General Lloyd Austin, commander of the U.S. military's Central Command, made the decision to conduct the strikes under authorization granted to him by Obama, Kirby said."We will provide more details later as operationally appropriate," Kirby said.
(Reporting by Phil Stewart, Missy Ryan and Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra Maler and Ken Wills)
Arab role may be key to U.S. strikes in Syria: U.S. officials-Reuters-By Phil Stewart-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants some Arab participation in air strikes against the Islamic State in order to expand the campaign to Syria, reflecting U.S. concerns that any long-term campaign must count on regional involvement, U.S. officials say.Obama authorized air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria almost two weeks ago and was briefed on U.S. war plans last week by the U.S. military's Central Command. But Obama held off on approving those plans as diplomats pushed ahead with efforts to forge a coalition.Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Arab participation was essential for Obama as he looked to expand the American campaign of air strikes to Syria from Iraq, where the U.S. military has already carried out 190 strikes as of Monday.Several Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, a senior U.S. official told reporters on Sept. 14.But the United States has so far refused to detail which nations have given private assurances to Washington that they would join in air strikes in Syria, part of a broader strategy against the Islamic State that includes training and arming moderate Syrian opposition fighters.U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said in television interviews over the weekend that other nations were willing to join air strikes in Syria."I will make you a prediction," Power said on ABC. "We will not do the air strikes alone if the president decides to do the air strikes."Several Arab states have powerful air forces, including Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia, for example, has also already agreed to host U.S. training of Syrian opposition fighters.But many Gulf Arab states have been reluctant to be seen aggressively joining the U.S. campaign in Iraq and Syria, fearing in some cases reprisals by extremists or forces loyal to the Syrian government.The White House last week declined to "telegraph" when strikes might occur or what preconditions stood in the way.Obama will give a speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to make the case again for world action against Islamic State.He will also chair a meeting with global leaders to develop a strategy for preventing foreign fighters who have sworn allegiance to Islamic State from returning to their home countries to launch attacks against civilians.While Americans support air strikes, there is little appetite for a long campaign against the group, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. Still, U.S. officials suggest any campaign against the group in Syria will take years.(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Sandra Maler and Ken Wills)
French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping-Reuters-By John Irish and Lamine Chikhi-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) - A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France's foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.The Caliphate Soldiers, a group linked to Islamic State militants, published a video on the Internet soon after the French ministry's announcement on Monday, claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and showing a man who identified himself as Herve Gourdel, 55, from Nice in southern France.The group said it would kill Gourdel if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.The French foreign ministry later confirmed the video was authentic.In New York, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the taking of a French hostage would not deter French participation in a U.S.-led coalition of nations against Islamist State militants."We will do everything we can to liberate hostages," Fabius, in New York for U.N. General Assembly, told reporters. "But a terrorist group cannot change France's position."The kidnapping came just hours after Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani urged the group's followers to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries which have joined a coalition to destroy the radical group."A French national was kidnapped on Sunday in Algeria, in the region of Tizi Ouzou, while he was on holiday there," deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandre Georgini said in a statement.Citing an interior ministry statement, Algeria's state news agency APS said the Frenchman, who it described as a mountain guide, had been taken in the village of Ait Ouabane when he was traveling in a vehicle with some Algerian nationals.France, which on Monday raised the threat level at 30 of its embassies across the Middle East and Africa, launched its first air strikes targeting Islamic State targets in Iraq on Friday. It has said all must be done to rid the region of the group.President Francois Hollande said in a statement he had spoken to Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and that the two countries were cooperating at all levels to find and liberate the hostage.Western diplomats and intelligence sources say they believe there are less than 10 hostages still held by Islamic State. The group has recently killed two Americans, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and one Briton, David Haines, and threatened to kill another Briton, Alan Henning.The kidnapping was one of the first abductions of a foreigner by militants in Algeria since the North African country ended its decade-long war with Islamist fighters in the 1990s.The area where the Frenchman was taken is a mountainous region which was once a stronghold for the fighters. There have been several kidnappings targeting Algerian businessmen for extortion in the area but most were freed by security forces.Al Qaeda's North Africa branch, AQIM, and other groups are still active in Algeria.
CALIPHATE SOLDIERS OF ALGERIA
The four-minute video that appeared on YouTube and Islamic State Twitter accounts on Monday was entitled "A message from the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria to the dog Hollande."The Caliphate Soldiers said in a statement on Sept. 14 it had split from AQIM and sworn loyalty to the Islamic State.The video opens with images of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, commander of the Islamic State, while in the background Monday's speech from Islamic State spokesman Adnani is played threatening France, coalition allies and Iran."We, the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria, in compliance with the order of our leader Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... give Hollande, president of the criminal French state, 24 hours to cease its hostility against the Islamic State, otherwise the fate of his citizen will be slaughter."To save his life, you must officially announce the end of your hostility against the Islamic State," a speaker on the video said.The video then shows Gourdel sitting next to two armed gunmen in black turbans and carrying assault rifles. He said he arrived in Algeria on Sept. 20 and was taken on Sept. 21."I am in the hands of Jund al-Khilifa (Caliphate Soldiers), an Algerian armed group. This armed group is asking me to ask you (President Hollande) to not intervene in Iraq. They are holding me as a hostage and I ask you Mr. President to do everything to get me out of this bad situation. I thank you."
Gourdel's friends and relatives confirmed to a Reuters reporter in Nice that the man in the video was Gourdel.Local private Echorouk television and agency APS said Algerian military had began a search operation in the area.Militant attacks and operations are rarer now in Algeria. But at the start of 2013, Islamist militants attacked the Amenas gas plant in southern Algeria, triggering a siege during which 40 oil workers, mostly foreigners, were killed.(Addaitional reporting by Mathias Galante in NiceBy John Irish and Patrick Markey in Algiers; Editing by Nicholas Vinocur, Sonya Hepinstall and Lisa Shumaker)
COUNTRIES WITH ISRAEL AND THE WEST
REVELATION 12:5-6,14
5 And she brought forth a man child,(MARY DID-JESUS WHO IS(JEWISH) who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
6 And the woman (MARY WHOS JEWISH REPRESENTING ISRAEL)fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.(3 1/2 YRS PROTECTED IN PETRA JORDAN)
14 And to the woman (ISRAEL) were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time,(3 1/2 YRS) from the face of the serpent.(PROTECTED FOR 3 1/2 YRS IN PETRA JORDAN)
EZEKIEL 38:10-19
10 Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:
11 And thou shalt say,(RUSSIA,ARAB,MUSLIMS) I will go up to the land of unwalled villages; I will go to them that are at rest, that dwell safely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having neither bars nor gates,
12 To take a spoil, and to take a prey; to turn thine hand upon the desolate places that are now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out of the nations, which have gotten cattle and goods, that dwell in the midst of the land.
13 Sheba, and Dedan,(SAUDIA ARABIA) and the merchants of Tarshish,(ENGLAND) with all the young lions thereof,(USA,CANADA,AUSTRALIA,NEW ZEALAND,EU,ENGLAND,ENGLISH SPEAKING shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?
14 Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?
15 And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts,(RUSSIA) thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:
16 And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.
17 Thus saith the Lord GOD; Art thou he of whom I have spoken in old time by my servants the prophets of Israel, which prophesied in those days many years that I would bring thee against them?
18 And it shall come to pass at the same time when Gog shall come against the land of Israel, saith the Lord GOD, that my fury shall come up in my face.
19 For in my jealousy and in the fire of my wrath have I spoken, Surely in that day there shall be a great shaking in the land of Israel;
SAUDIA-ARABIA,JORDAN,UNITED ARAB EMERITS.QATAR AND BAHRAIN ARE GOING WITH THE UNITED STATES TO START BOMBING ISIS IN SYRIA.AND LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS SAUDIA-ARABIA AND JORDAN WILL BE ALIGNED WITH THE WEST.AND ALSO LIKE THE BIBLE SAYS TURKEY WILL BE AGAINST THE WEST.NOW WE SEE THE COALITION OF THE FINAL DAYS COMING TOGETHER.AND ALSO ISIS WANTS TO CAPTURE MECCA AND MEDINA THE CULT OF ISLAMS HOLY CITIES.I BELIEVE SAUDIA-ARABIA WAS FORCED INTO THIS BECAUSE 16 OF THE 19 TERRORISTS WHO DESTROYED THE TWIN TOWERS WERE FROM SAUDIA-ARABIA. AND THE WHITEHOUSE ALWAYS SUCKS UP AND BOWS TO THE SAUDI KING.SO THE SAUDI KING THOUGHT HE BETTER BEND OVER FOR OBAMA THIS TIME.THE AIR STRIKES HAVE STARTED IN THE ISIS CAPITAL OF SYRIA-RAQQA.AND JUST LIKE THE TYPICAL OBAMA. OBAMA IS LEAVING PROBABLY FOR THE USELESS UNITED NATION TODAY AT 10AM.THEN HE WILL PROBABLY GO ON A WEEK LONG GOLF TRIP AFTER HIS UN SPEECH.SO HE DOES NOT HAVE TO TELL THE AMERICAN CITIZENS ABOUT HOW THE USA WILL TRYING TO BOMB ISIS INTO OBLIVION.THIS SYRIA BOMBING CAMPAIGN WILL BE A LONG TERM SITUAYION.AND ALSO ISIS CAPTURED A FRENCH GUY AND SAID IF THERE DEMAND HAS NOT BEEN MET IN 24 HOURS.OFF COMES THE HEAD OF THIS FRENCH CITIZEN KIDNAPPED IN ALGERIA..AIR STRIKES- TOMAHAWKS FROM THE SEA HAVE BEEN SHOT ON ISIS IN RAQQA SO FAR. AMERICA AND PARTNERS WILL BE BOMBING ISIS ALL NIGHT TONIGHT.AND FOR WEEKS TO COME.
NATIONS AGAINST THE WEST INCLUDING ISLAMIC LUNATICS ISIS
EZEKIEL 38:4-7
4 And I will turn thee back, and put hooks into thy jaws,(GOD FORCES THE RUSSIA-MUSLIMS TO MARCH) and I will bring thee forth, and all thine army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed with all sorts of armour, even a great company with bucklers and shields, all of them handling swords:
5 Persia,(IRAN,IRAQ) Ethiopia, and Libya with them; all of them with shield and helmet:
6 Gomer,(GERMANY) and all his bands; the house of Togarmah (TURKEY) of the north quarters, and all his bands: and many people with thee.(AFRICAN MUSLIMS,SUDAN,TUNESIA ETC)
7 Be thou prepared, and prepare for thyself, thou, and all thy company that are assembled unto thee, and be thou a guard unto them.
U.S., partner nations launch first strikes in Syria: Pentagon-Reuters-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and partner nations are carrying out the first air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria, the Pentagon said on Monday, in ongoing operations that mark the opening of a new, far more complicated front in a battle against the militants."I can confirm that U.S. military and partner nation forces are undertaking military action against (Islamic State) terrorists in Syria using a mix of fighter, bomber and Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles," Rear Admiral John Kirby, Pentagon press secretary, said in a statement."Given that these operations are ongoing, we are not in a position to provide additional details at this time."Kirby did not disclose which nations joined the United States, which has been building a coalition to combat an extremist Sunni Muslim force that has seized large expanses of territory in Iraq and Syria and proclaimed a caliphate erasing borders in the heart of the Middle East.But a U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Reuters there were Arab partners helping to carry out the strikes. Still, the official declined to specify their roles or name the countries.The strikes took place hours before Obama goes to New York for the U.N. General Assembly where he will try to rally more nations behind his drive to aggressively take on Islamic State."We will provide Obama had shied away from getting involved in Syria's civil war a year ago, seeing no positive outcome for the United States, but the rise of Islamic State and the beheading of two American captives forced him to change course.General Lloyd Austin, commander of the U.S. military's Central Command, made the decision to conduct the strikes under authorization granted to him by Obama, Kirby said."We will provide more details later as operationally appropriate," Kirby said.
(Reporting by Phil Stewart, Missy Ryan and Steve Holland; Editing by Sandra Maler and Ken Wills)
Arab role may be key to U.S. strikes in Syria: U.S. officials-Reuters-By Phil Stewart-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama wants some Arab participation in air strikes against the Islamic State in order to expand the campaign to Syria, reflecting U.S. concerns that any long-term campaign must count on regional involvement, U.S. officials say.Obama authorized air strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria almost two weeks ago and was briefed on U.S. war plans last week by the U.S. military's Central Command. But Obama held off on approving those plans as diplomats pushed ahead with efforts to forge a coalition.Two U.S. officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Arab participation was essential for Obama as he looked to expand the American campaign of air strikes to Syria from Iraq, where the U.S. military has already carried out 190 strikes as of Monday.Several Arab countries have offered to join the United States in air strikes against Islamic State targets, a senior U.S. official told reporters on Sept. 14.But the United States has so far refused to detail which nations have given private assurances to Washington that they would join in air strikes in Syria, part of a broader strategy against the Islamic State that includes training and arming moderate Syrian opposition fighters.U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power said in television interviews over the weekend that other nations were willing to join air strikes in Syria."I will make you a prediction," Power said on ABC. "We will not do the air strikes alone if the president decides to do the air strikes."Several Arab states have powerful air forces, including Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia, for example, has also already agreed to host U.S. training of Syrian opposition fighters.But many Gulf Arab states have been reluctant to be seen aggressively joining the U.S. campaign in Iraq and Syria, fearing in some cases reprisals by extremists or forces loyal to the Syrian government.The White House last week declined to "telegraph" when strikes might occur or what preconditions stood in the way.Obama will give a speech at the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday to make the case again for world action against Islamic State.He will also chair a meeting with global leaders to develop a strategy for preventing foreign fighters who have sworn allegiance to Islamic State from returning to their home countries to launch attacks against civilians.While Americans support air strikes, there is little appetite for a long campaign against the group, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed. Still, U.S. officials suggest any campaign against the group in Syria will take years.(Reporting by Phil Stewart; Editing by Sandra Maler and Ken Wills)
French national taken in Algeria, group claims kidnapping-Reuters-By John Irish and Lamine Chikhi-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
PARIS/ALGIERS (Reuters) - A French national was kidnapped in eastern Algeria on Sunday, France's foreign ministry said, and his kidnappers issued a video threatening to kill him if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.The Caliphate Soldiers, a group linked to Islamic State militants, published a video on the Internet soon after the French ministry's announcement on Monday, claiming responsibility for the kidnapping and showing a man who identified himself as Herve Gourdel, 55, from Nice in southern France.The group said it would kill Gourdel if Paris did not halt its intervention in Iraq.The French foreign ministry later confirmed the video was authentic.In New York, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the taking of a French hostage would not deter French participation in a U.S.-led coalition of nations against Islamist State militants."We will do everything we can to liberate hostages," Fabius, in New York for U.N. General Assembly, told reporters. "But a terrorist group cannot change France's position."The kidnapping came just hours after Islamic State spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani urged the group's followers to attack citizens of the United States, France and other countries which have joined a coalition to destroy the radical group."A French national was kidnapped on Sunday in Algeria, in the region of Tizi Ouzou, while he was on holiday there," deputy Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexandre Georgini said in a statement.Citing an interior ministry statement, Algeria's state news agency APS said the Frenchman, who it described as a mountain guide, had been taken in the village of Ait Ouabane when he was traveling in a vehicle with some Algerian nationals.France, which on Monday raised the threat level at 30 of its embassies across the Middle East and Africa, launched its first air strikes targeting Islamic State targets in Iraq on Friday. It has said all must be done to rid the region of the group.President Francois Hollande said in a statement he had spoken to Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal and that the two countries were cooperating at all levels to find and liberate the hostage.Western diplomats and intelligence sources say they believe there are less than 10 hostages still held by Islamic State. The group has recently killed two Americans, James Foley and Steven Sotloff, and one Briton, David Haines, and threatened to kill another Briton, Alan Henning.The kidnapping was one of the first abductions of a foreigner by militants in Algeria since the North African country ended its decade-long war with Islamist fighters in the 1990s.The area where the Frenchman was taken is a mountainous region which was once a stronghold for the fighters. There have been several kidnappings targeting Algerian businessmen for extortion in the area but most were freed by security forces.Al Qaeda's North Africa branch, AQIM, and other groups are still active in Algeria.
CALIPHATE SOLDIERS OF ALGERIA
The four-minute video that appeared on YouTube and Islamic State Twitter accounts on Monday was entitled "A message from the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria to the dog Hollande."The Caliphate Soldiers said in a statement on Sept. 14 it had split from AQIM and sworn loyalty to the Islamic State.The video opens with images of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, commander of the Islamic State, while in the background Monday's speech from Islamic State spokesman Adnani is played threatening France, coalition allies and Iran."We, the Caliphate Soldiers in Algeria, in compliance with the order of our leader Caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ... give Hollande, president of the criminal French state, 24 hours to cease its hostility against the Islamic State, otherwise the fate of his citizen will be slaughter."To save his life, you must officially announce the end of your hostility against the Islamic State," a speaker on the video said.The video then shows Gourdel sitting next to two armed gunmen in black turbans and carrying assault rifles. He said he arrived in Algeria on Sept. 20 and was taken on Sept. 21."I am in the hands of Jund al-Khilifa (Caliphate Soldiers), an Algerian armed group. This armed group is asking me to ask you (President Hollande) to not intervene in Iraq. They are holding me as a hostage and I ask you Mr. President to do everything to get me out of this bad situation. I thank you."
Gourdel's friends and relatives confirmed to a Reuters reporter in Nice that the man in the video was Gourdel.Local private Echorouk television and agency APS said Algerian military had began a search operation in the area.Militant attacks and operations are rarer now in Algeria. But at the start of 2013, Islamist militants attacked the Amenas gas plant in southern Algeria, triggering a siege during which 40 oil workers, mostly foreigners, were killed.(Addaitional reporting by Mathias Galante in NiceBy John Irish and Patrick Markey in Algiers; Editing by Nicholas Vinocur, Sonya Hepinstall and Lisa Shumaker)
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