Algerian Tribes Demand Protection From AQIM

CAIRO [MENL] -- Algeria's loyalist tribes have demanded protection from attacks by Al Qaida.

Algerian sources said tribes in the Tizi Ouzou have petitioned President Abdul Aziz Bouteflika for increased security. The tribes were said to have reported heightened recruitment efforts by the Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb in the province.