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    Algerian Death a Blow to Al Qaeda Sahara AmbitionsMon Jun 21, 2004 01:36 PM ET By Paul de Bendern ALGIERS (Reuters) - The death of Algeria's top militant has robbed al Qaeda of a potentially key ally in north Africa and may pave the way for an end to the region's longest-running Islamic "holy war," analysts said on Monday. Nabil Sahraoui, leader of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC), was killed in a gun battle with the armed forces along with his three top aides in eastern Algeria. His death is significant because he radicalized...

For Release Monday, May 31 A Look at the New Generation of Terrorist Leaders The Associated Press May 30, 2004 A look at world's new generation of terrorist leaders: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI Former commander for al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, 38-year-old Jordanian has links to terrorist groups from North Africa to Caucuses. Allegedly maintains ties to al-Qaida and believed to be leading resistance to Iraq's occupation. CIA says Zarqawi was black-clad militant who decapitated American Nicholas Berg. Also believed to have had hand in March 11 bombings in Madrid, Spain, failed chemical attack in Jordan and numerous attacks in Iraq....