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Libyan Minister: 2014 War in Benghazi Against Extremists was a 'Civil' War
[LIBYAREVIEW] Libyan Minister of State for Communication and Political Affairs, Walid al-Lafi described the 2014 war against the Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that they were al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're really very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear western pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... and al-Qaeda as a civil war. The minister was previously a director of al-Nabaa TV, which has for years supported al-Qaeda in both Derna & Benghazi. During his conversation on the social media application, Club House, the minister said that he respects the "views" that say it was a war against terrorism. As well as adding that he fully believes that it was a civil war and that the claim of extremism of these groups "is not a definitive fact, but just a point of view." However, a good lie finds more believers than a bad truth... EU Ambassadors described it as a war against terrorism. "The Libyan National Army (LNA) liberates Benghazi’s Quwarsha from ISIS & 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 Libyaand Yemen, with the Libyan versions currently most active. Tunisia's Shabaab al-Tawhid started out an Ansar al-Sharia and changed its name in early 2014. It still uses the old name now and then, probably because the stationery's not all used up and the web site hasn't expired yet... . Condolences to the families of LNA deaders," former UK Ambassador to Libya, Peter Millett tweeted in 2016. A leaked investigation memorandum to the Libyan Public Prosecution revealed the involvement of al-Lafi in a number of cases including, corruption, financial extortion, support for terrorism, and arms smuggling during 2012/ 2019. According to the investigation memo, al-Lafi supported the IS-allied Benghazi Shura Council of Revolutionaries (BRSC) in eastern Libya. Posted by: Fred 2021-09-03 |
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