Tag Archives: Libyan Islamic Fighting Group
Igor IGNATCHENKO This September the British Times published an article saying the largest shipload of arms destined for Free Syrian Army came to Turkey from Libya. It stated there were 400 tons of weapons, including an unspecified number of shoulder-fired … read more »
by Frank Gaffney, Jr. President Obama’s once-seemingly-unstoppable march towards reelection hit what he might call “bumps in the road” in Benghazi, Libya late on September 11, 2012. It might be more accurate to describe the effect of the well-planned and … read more »
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Tagged Abdelhakim Belhadj, Al-Qaeda, Bashar Al-Assad, Benghazi, drone, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Mali, Middle East, Syria, Tumor
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By Ibrahim A. Ibrahim The eleventh commemoration anniversary of 9/11 brings to the forefront the issue of “War on Terrorism”. This war had lasted more than a decade and claimed more than the victims’ count of September 11 attacks. Both … read more »
On the eve of Barack Obama’s acceptance of the Democratic Party nomination for reelection as president, a new report detailing the waterboarding and other forms of CIA torture meted out to Libyan detainees served to demolish the Democrats’ image, endlessly … read more »
MI5 betrayed enemies of Colonel Gaddafi given refuge in Britain in a covert joint operation with Libyan spies working on UK soil, documents obtained by The Mail on Sunday reveal. Gaddafi’s secret agents were supplied by MI5 with intelligence, secure … read more »
Posted in Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged Abdelhakim Belhadj, afria travel, Africa news, African news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Jack Straw, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, London, Muammar Gaddafi, Tony Blair
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According to Western counter-terrorism officials, al-Qaeda terrorists have established a 200-strong fighting force near the Egyptian border in eastern Libya. The creation of the al-Qaeda unit comes at the same time as the Libyan interim government is threatened by a … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda Organization in the Islamic Maghreb, AlQaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muammar al-Gaddafi, United States
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It appears, from interviews and discussions with a wide range of Libyans including students, lawyers, judges at the Ministry of Justice, shopkeepers and casual acquaintances that the Muslim Brotherhood currently has very little popular support among this pious conservative, Sunni … read more »
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Tagged Central Bank of Libya, Egypt, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muslim Brotherhood, obama, Qatar, United States
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London – Lawyers for a prominent ex-Libyan rebel who is suing Britain over its alleged role in his 2004 rendition said on Friday he has withdrawn his co-operation for a UK government commissioned inquiry into abuses during its pursuit of … read more »
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Tagged Britain, Cameron, David Cameron, Government of the United Kingdom, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tripoli
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Anyone interested in seeing the future of Afghanistan need only take a short plane trip from Italy across Libya and Sudan to what is the most dysfunctional territory in Africa. Somalia can’t be properly called a state, more of a … read more »
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Tagged Afghanistan, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamic Courts Union, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Sharia, Somalia, Transitional Federal Government, Yusuf al-Qaradawi
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London – A Libyan commander who fought Muammar Gaddafi’s forces is taking legal action against Britain, alleging it was complicit in his ill-treatment and illegal rendition to Libya in 2004, his lawyers said on Monday. Abdelhakim Belhaj, who became head … read more »
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Tagged Britain, Government of the United Kingdom, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Law, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, London, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Tripoli
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September 30, 2011 by benim
As the dust settles after six months of fighting in Libya, U.S. officials are stepping up efforts to identify Islamic militants who might pose a threat in a post-Gaddafi power vacuum. U.S. counterterrorism and intelligence agencies have recently produced classified … read more »
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Tagged Al-Qaeda, Barack Obama, Bruce Riedel, Gaddafi, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 5, 2011 by benim
London – A senior Libyan rebel commander on Monday demanded an apology from Britain and the US after seized documents suggested both countries were complicit in a plan that led to his detention and torture. Files unearthed from Muammar Gaddafi’s … read more »
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Tagged Central Intelligence Agency, Hong Kong, Human Rights Watch, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Muammar al-Gaddafi, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Southern Africa, United States, West Africa
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September 3, 2011 by benim
Washington – Files found at a Libyan government building show strong co-operation between the CIA and Muammar Gaddafi’s intelligence agencies, including shipping terror suspects to the North African country for interrogation, a report said on Friday. The Central Intelligence Agency, … read more »
September 3, 2011 by benim
After some 8,000 bombing raids, with estimates of 4 bombs used per attack NATO has already dropped over 30,000 bombs on Libya. That’s almost 200 bombs per day for 6 months, some tens of thousands of tons of high explosives. … read more »
Posted in Analysis, Libya, News, North Africa, Spotlight
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Tagged African Union, IndepthAfrica, IndepthGhana, IndepthMultimedia, IndepthNigeria, IndepthSouthAfrica, IndepthWorld, Libya, Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Maghreb, Muammar al-Gaddafi, NATO, Nigeria, Nigeria news, Nigeria online, North Africa, Pan African News, Politics of Libya, Southern Africa, Tripoli, West Africa
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A sweeping array of world powers — from the United States to the United Nations, from the Arab League to NATO — spoke from the same script Tuesday in forcefully calling for Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi to step down. Some even … read more »
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