Libyan groups renounces association with al Qaeda

a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/5788302/Extremist-group-announces-split-from-al-Qaeda.html"Telegraph:/abr /br /blockquotepThe Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG), which once sought to overthrow Col Muammar Gaddafi, dealt a blow to bin Laden by reversing a decision made in 2007 to join al-Qaeda./ppA statement from the LIFG leadership criticised "indiscriminate bombings" and the "targeting of civilians", saying that violence "did not achieve the aims of the group in removing oppression".br //ppAl-Qaeda has come under mounting pressure in recent months. Missile attacks executed by American drones in Pakistan's Tribal Areas have taken a heavy toll on its core leadership./ppMeanwhile, there are tentative signs of a backlash against bin Laden's ideology in the wider Muslim world. A former extremist leader, Sayyid Imam al-Sharif, better known as "Dr Fadl", has condemned al-Qaeda from inside an Egyptian prison./ppThe LIFG appears to have judged that the balance of advantage lies with leaving al-Qaeda. Officials doubt whether this will, on its own, have a significant impact on al-Qaeda's ability mount attacks./ppBut one official pointed out that LIFG figures had "graduated to become major players" in al-Qaeda and the group's withdrawal amounted to a "moral blow" to the network./pp...br //p/blockquoteThere have been several prominent Libyans in al Qaeda who usually have al Libi in their name. It appears that al Qaeda and bin Laden no longer look like the "strong horse." Perhaps they have been frightened by Qaddafi's crack body guards.br /br /The a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/10/world/africa/10terror.html?_r=1amp;hp"NY Times reports/a that an al Qaeda affiliate in Algeria has become more active recently, although the mass murder for Allah aspects of their operation seem somewhat limited geographically. While the group has ambitions of spreading its influence through more of North Africa, the Libyan experience seems to cut against that plan. br /br /I think if you are planning on being a tourist in Algeria they may be a problem. If not, their reach appears limited at this time. That said we should still help Algeria destroy the group. World civilization will be better without them.div class="blogger-post-footer"img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5051247-5946296018177222317?l=prairiepundit.blogspot.com'//div

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