Algeria: President Bouteflika, Emir Hamad and Mirage 2000-5snote

Emir Hamad of Qatar is said to have talked to Algerian President Abdulaziz Bouteflika during their meeting in Algiers on 7/1/13 about a Qatari offer to sell 12 Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets in service with the Qatari Air Force (QAF) to the Algerian Air Force (AAF). The following 450-word report sheds light on the outcome. [Briefly reproduced in Tactical Weekly (Issue No 20/02 - Jan. 11, 2013)]