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Tunisian Ansar Al-Sharia leader seized in Misrata
[Libya Herald] Confusion still surrounds today's capture in Misrata of the leader of Tunisia's Ansar Al-Sharia, with Washington denying early reports that US special forces were involved in the operation.That Saifallah Benhassine, also known as Abu Iyadh, who heads Tunisia's branch of the bad boy Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia ...a Salafist militia which claims it is not part of al-Qaeda, even though it works about the same and for the same ends. There are groups of the same name in Libya, Tunisia and Yemen, with the Libyan and Tunisian versions currently most active... , was seized, does not seem in doubt. But the details of his arrest and indeed his current whereabouts remain unclear. Normally reliable sources in Misrata declined to speak to the Libya Herald about what had happened. Tunisian security sources were reported as saying today that that Benhassine was incarcerated Posted by: Fred 2013-12-31 |
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