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Sidi Bouzid: After Bouazizi, Over-promised Under-delivered

Five years after Bouazizi

Five Years have passed since Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation after humiliation at the hands of the police led him to douse himself in gasoline and light up the world.  The economic neglect of the region was in evidence then and now, particularly after the brutal killing of  sixteen year old Mabrouk Soltani at the hands of Islamist militants in October.  An…

Jebel Chaambi: Five Tunisian Soldiers Wounded

Five Tunisian soldiers were wounded in clashes early Wednesday, December 9, with Islamist Militants near Jebel (Mount) Chaambi in the Governorate of Kasserine.

The soldiers are being treated for non-life threatening injuries at the regional hospital in Kasserine.

The Tunisian military has been fighting Islamist militant group Okba Ibn Nafaa in the area around Jebel Chaambi for over a year.

Okba…

Mabrouk Soltani Response: Tunisian Army Raids Militants

Mabrouk Soltani Response: Tunisian Army Raids Militants

Three Islamist militants and a Tunisian soldier were killed on Sunday in clashes near Jebel (mount) Mghilla.  Jebel Mghilla is where the body of Mabrouk Soltani, a 16 year old shepherd behead by Islamic Militants on Friday, was recovered the day after being killed.  Several other militants are reported to have been wounded.

The Tunisian…

Mabrouk Soltani | Tunisia’s Martyred Lamb

  Mabrouk Soltani | 1999-2015

Mabrouk Soltani’s was buried Sunday, November 15, 2015.   The 16 year old shepherd was interred in the Slatniya cemetery in the Governorate of Sidi Bouzid. His funeral was attended by the Sidi Bouzid’s Governor and Majdoline Cherni the Secretary of State for the Martyrs and Wounded of the Revolution.

November 13, 2015, near Mount Selta 2, the teenager was killed in…

Al-Qaeda claims attack on Tunisia minister’s home

TUNIS: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb said Friday it was responsible for a recent attack on the home of Tunisia’s interior minister that killed four policemen, the first such claim in the country.

“A group of lions… went to cut off the head of the criminal Lotfi Ben Jeddou at his home… and God allowed them to kill a number of his personal guards,” an AQIM statement said.

The statement, posted…

Après l’arrestation de Mohamed Habib Amri, un des terroristes impliqués dans l’affaire du massacre des 8 militaires au Mont Chaambi, les autorités locales au gouvernorat de Kasserine ont réussi à mettre la main sur une jeune fille âgée de 17 ans.

نفجر صباح اليوم الثلاثاء 11 جوان 2013 لغم في منطقة أولاد مسعود المحاذية لجبل الشعانبي على مستوى طريق بولعابة بالقصرين مما اسفر عن اصابة مواطن يدعى الطاهر المسعودي بشظايا اللغم في رأسه وفي مناطق متفرقة من جسده وفقدانه لعدد من اغنامه على اثر مروره بالطريق .