ALGERIA
 
In Amenas Attack Highlights Algeria’s Vulnerability To Saharan Instability
 
The 16 January Islamist raid on Algeria’s In Amenas gas facility and the Algerian government’s subsequent attempts to retake the facility caused the deaths of several foreign oil workers, highlighting the vulnerability of Algeria’s oil and gas facilities to militant attack.
 
It is too soon to be clear on the long-term impact of the attacks. But some...