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    "Okay, we will try to get Scimitar to contact those two informants. He is a Tuareg, and there is not much difference in appearance from the Berber traders there." Lin Rui nodded.

    Vitak nodded, "Be sure to contact the informant before taking action. He will provide you with more information."

    Two days later, Lin Rui and others arrived in Algeria.

    Algerians are less involved in jihadist groups because their government security agencies maintain tight control over jihadist groups.

    This is not to say that jihadist violence does not exist in the country. Localized jihadist activities are still continuing. This is illustrated by Al Qaeda in the Maghreb¡¯s attack on a military convoy in Ain Difra in northern Algeria in July 2020.  Got this.

    However, the comprehensive security concept proposed by the Algerians is not just a slogan.  Their security forces are alert and highly capable.  Algeria has 39 million residents, and the number of police officers in the General Directorate of National Security is 209,000, a significant increase from 90,000 in 2009.  By comparison, Morocco, with its 33 million inhabitants, has only about 46,000 police officers.  Even in France, a country with 65 million inhabitants, its national security apparatus has only 143,000 police officers.

    And the Algerian government offers incentives to members of the security apparatus to keep them loyal.  In 2010, the government increased the already generous salaries of employees in these agencies by 50%.  Members of the security agencies enjoy important benefits, including housing: they were allocated a quota of 30,000 units in 2013.  Police officers can also receive performance bonuses. This risk allowance can be as high as 70% of an employee's salary. Employees who are transferred to remote areas can also receive additional wages. Employees whose children pass the high school graduation exam can receive a bonus of $400.

    The police and gendarmerie forces were supported by the National People¡¯s Army and its intelligence service, the Ministry of Intelligence and Security.  The Algerian army has 512,000 active soldiers, while Tunisia, which has a population of about 11 million, has only 40,500 troops.  Algeria has 400,000 reserve troops, while Tunisia has only 12,000.  In fact, if a fight were to begin, the Algerian company on active duty and in reserve would be able to mobilize millions of people.

    Because of its strength, Algeria has strengthened its borders and sent more troops to guard its borders with Libya, Mali and Niger.  By 2014, Algeria had closed all its borders except Tunisia, turning them into military zones accessible only to those with special security clearance.  More importantly, the Algerian army has advantages that the Moroccan and Tunisian armies do not have: extremely complete training and rich experience in counter-terrorism operations.

    For these reasons, few would think that the jihadist alliance would develop towards Algeria.  In fact, this is also the case. Even Kuros only dares to operate in the border area.  Even after controlling the fortification village on the border, they did not dare to cause trouble in a big way and were just resting and reorganizing their troops secretly.

    Everything in that village seemed normal, except that there were a few more militants.  Since most of the young people in this village have left their hometown, there are actually only a few old people left here, and it is not far from being abandoned.  Algeria has experienced a decade of civil war, and no one cared about these militants.

    Historically, Arab businessmen are very famous. Arab businessmen are very trustworthy to their own people. They will pay immediately and will not default on their debts.  If you find that you are unable to do business, we will be happy to introduce other sellers to you.  I hope my people can do business.  They are absolutely professional in their trading behavior, and whether they succeed in doing business or not does not affect their emotions at all.  Even small traders and hawkers are the same.

    The scimitar is dressed in the costumes of the local Berbers, who are the main force of local traveling merchants and vendors.  They usually roam these villages with their goods and do various businesses.  So when the machete appeared here, it didn't attract much attention. A few militants even asked him if he had any cigarettes to sell.

    Machete carefully took out half a pack of cigarettes. The militant shook his head and said, "I want the whole pack."

    In Africa, black people generally smoke and like to smoke. This is probably a big part of their boring life.  But the average black person absolutely cannot afford cigarettes, at least not a pack of cigarettes.  Therefore, cigarettes are rarely sold in packages in local stores, but more often in sticks.  There are even cases where two or three black people buy a cigarette together to satisfy their craving for cigarettes, and then fight over who can smoke first and who can smoke first.

    ¡°But Arabs in Africa are generally herdsmen and are richer than black people. They don¡¯t buy cigarettes piecemeal.

    Machete took out a pack of cigarettes and handed it over. The militant took it, gave him a few banknotes, and then told him, "You can't go inside the village, you can only do business outside."

    The machete took the banknotes and nodded repeatedly, like a frightened hawker.  He led the donkey cart,??Wandering around the outskirts of the village, when no one was paying attention, I drew a mark on the wall at the entrance of the village with a stone, and then sat next to the donkey cart and waited.

    About half an hour later, two other armed men came over. One of them looked at the mark on the wall, slowly walked over to Scimitar, and asked him what he was selling.

    Machete quickly asked them to look at the goods on the car. There was a lot of scattered goods in the car. The militant turned over and pretended to look at the goods while whispering, "The personnel are in place. When will we act?"

    "Tonight, after eight o'clock." Scimitar whispered.

    "Then we will meet at nine o'clock, the ruins to the east. We will be on duty then and will take you into action." The militant whispered.

    "Karl?" Scimitar asked tentatively.

    "I'm Jones, he's Karl." The militant whispered, "The security is very tight at night. Don't act without permission before you see us."

    "Understood." Scimitar looked into the distance. The militants who had just bought cigarettes from him were walking over. He immediately gestured and loudly said, "There are no more cigarettes in the pack. They have been sold out just now."

    Jones turned his head, and another armed man came over, smiled, took out a cigarette and handed him one, and then shrugged at him, meaning that it was too late for him to act.  Jones and Karl seemed to be annoyed and kicked the donkey cart, then turned around to talk to the armed men.

    Machete took the opportunity to clean up, drove the donkey cart and left.  Arriving behind the hillside outside the village, Scimitar reported to Lin Rui the situation of his meeting with the informant.

    "About nine o'clock, near the ruins to the east. They will try to meet us and take us into action." Scimitar whispered.

    "Why is it nine o'clock?" Lin Rui frowned, "Didn't you say after eight o'clock?"

    "Because at nine o'clock, their two informants are on duty, and they can assist us in our operations." Scimitar said in a low voice.

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