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Africa North
Libyan clashes leave top ISIL commander dead
2015-03-18
[Iran Press TV] One of Tunisia's most wanted forces of Evil and a top commander of the ISIL terrorist group has died during fighting in a coastal city in Libya, an official confirms.

The death of ISIL field commander Ahmed al-Rouissi has been confirmed through "scientific means" which were carried out in coordination with Libyan authorities, Tunisia's Interior Ministry front man Mohammed Ali Aroui told media on Tuesday.

The ISIL holy warrior was killed during recent festivities between the terrorist group and 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...
-allied fighters, the Misrata-based 166th Battalion, around Libya's coastal city of Sirte.

A separate confirmation of his death was posted in a eulogy on the terrorist group's website.

Libya has two rival camps vying for control of the country, with one controlling Tripoli, and the other, Libya's internationally recognized government, governing the cities of Bayda and Tobruk.

Rouissi was considered the criminal mastermind behind a series of attacks in Tunisia, which were led by the Salafi terrorist 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 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...
, including the 2013 liquidations of politicians, Chokri Belaid and Mohammed Brahmi.
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