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| RADA responds to Ghariani attacks, claims links between Benghazi revolutionaries and IS |
| 2016-08-05 |
| [Libya Herald] Clearly angered by claims by Dar Al-Ifta head Sadek Al-Ghariani that it is involved in an arbitrary crackdown on revolutionaries from Benghazi, Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... ’s RADA (Deterrence) forces have issued video confession of one of their prisoners which they say both proves that they are fighting forces of Evil and indicates links between members of the Benghazi Defence Brigades and the so-called Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're 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 the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... (IS). In the video, a man named as Mohammed Barghathi from Benghazi, says he had been a fighter with militia leader Wissam Ben Hamid. Last year he was maimed and sent to Tripoli for treatment. After being released from hospital, he says he stayed in the capital and became involved in kidnapping. He mentions one wealthy Benghazi man who was seized and a ransom of €4 million demanded. He was then caught be RADA and imprisoned at Mitiga. However he adds, Ben Hamid, who had himself fled Benghazi for Tripoli, used his influence to convince RADA to free him. After being released, he stayed in Tripoli but was then in contact with bigwigs in IS from Sirte. They asked for details about the layout of the Mitiga prison which he provided. This, he says, was used in the IS suicide kaboom on the prison last September. He then tried to make his way to Sirte after the attack but was locked away Don't shoot, coppers! I'm comin' out! in Zliten. Since then he had been held again in Mitiga. There is no independent evidence to verify the apparent confession, nor is it known if it were forced. It is likely, though, to convince many in Tripoli that RADA is dealing with real terrorists. |
| Posted by:Fred |