Hi, park enthusiasts. I'm your host, Delia Diambra. And the case I'm going to tell you about today

takes place in Jujura National Park in North Algeria, an area of the world that is blanketed in

large part by the Sahara Desert, with just a small section of green mountains near the northern

coast. The national park was initially established in 1925 when Algeria was governed by

France, a time of profound change and tension for the country. But when it gained its independence in

1962, the park eventually earned its status as a national park of Algeria, though it wasn't

all celebrations for residents with deep roots reaching back centuries.

In the 1930s, even after the park was established, France continued to claim ownership of native

people's land. And when the new Algerian state was created in the 60s, that land just went right

back to the new government, not back to the native people. Unrest and conflict for years destroyed parts

of the park, but it was officially rehabilitated in 1983. One look at a picture of it now, and you'll see

that it's home to some breathtaking landscapes. You can see spectacular views of mountains as high

as over 7,500 feet. There are also a lot of juniper, pine, and cedar forest in the park, as well as steep gorges

and unique cliff faces that were formed by glaciers.

But what can happen in a beautiful place like this, as the nation's Malika Rahel described

as, quote, the fight between terrorism and tourism is something a group of outdoorsmen in

September 2014 had to discover for themselves in the worst possible way.

And that's one of the reasons why I wanted to cover this case.

In addition to using this platform to feature cases from countries outside of North America,

today's story is one that's hard for

any park enthusiast to imagine, let alone believe could happen.

I want to say up front that there are many names in this story that were not in my native

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