AQIM Considers Ceasefire In Algeria

* Middle East Newsline
* January 26, 2009

CAIRO [MENL] -- The Al Qaida network in North Africa has been mulling the prospect of a ceasefire.

Algerian security sources said senior members of AQIM were discussing a ceasefire announcement with Algeria. The sources said the AQIM leadership did not appear united on the issue, although the ceasefire proposal has been embraced by several commanders.

"The terrorist network is having an increasingly difficult time with financing and operations, and there are some who want a break," a security source said.