Tracey Shelton

Salafists Threaten Blowback For US Raid In Libya

Islamic militants threaten to kidnap Americans after US special forces swooped into Tripoli to capture an alleged Al Qaeda leader.

Tracey Shelton
بواسطة Tracey Shelton

  MISRATA, Libya — Islamic militants have called for the kidnapping of US citizens in Libya and targeted attacks on American property following a raid by US special forces to seize a suspected Al Qaeda leader from his home in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, over the weekend. Abu Anas al-Liby, a suspect in the 1998 US embassy bombings in

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Libyans Worry US Raid Will Worsen Domestic Conflict

Libyans speaking to GlobalPost said they are angry about the US breach of their sovereignty

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بواسطة Tracey Shelton

  TRIPOLI, Libya — Public feeling in Libya toward Americans seems to have darkened since US commandoes seized an alleged senior Al Qaeda operative over the weekend in the capital, Tripoli. The Libyan government has called on the United States to explain itself following what they said was a surprise “kidnapping” by US forces on Saturday.

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