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Seven Fatah al-Islam Members Escape from Ain el-Hilweh
 [An Nahar] Conflicting reports have emerged over the escape of seven Fatah al-IslamA Syrian-incubated al-Qaeda work-alike that they think can be turned off if no longer needed to keep the Leb pot stirred. members from the Paleostinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hellhole in southern Leb on Tuesday, reported Voice of Leb radio on Thursday. An informed security source from the South stated that leading member Toufic Taha is among them. It remains unclear where the runaways escaped to, but it has been speculated that they may have headed to Syria. A Paleostinian source identified the six other Fatah Islam members as Haitham al-Shaabi, Mohammed al-Aarfi, Ziad Abou al-Niaaj, Mohammed Ibrahim al-Mansour, and Oussama Shehabi. An expanded meeting for Fatah members and the representative of the Paleostinian Authority in Leb Azzam al-Ahmed was promptly held at the Paleostinian Embassy in Beirut as soon as the news of the escape broke out. The Lebanese army had recently uncovered a takfir ...an adherent of takfir wal hijra, an offshoot of Salafism that regards everybody who doesn't agree with them as apostates who most be killed... i network within its ranks, which was planning on carrying out attacks against army barracks and centers. Taha has been found to be the head of the network. Al-Joumhouria newspaper reported in March that Taha is one of the most active members of al-Qaeda in Leb and he is also in constant internet contact with al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-  Zawahiri... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is... from whom he receives orders and directions. Posted by: Fred 2012-05-18 |
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