Underscoring concerns about a rise of extremism in Libya, the purported leader of Al-Qaeda’s North African branch has urged the rebels who ousted autocratic leader Muammar Gaddafi to impose Islamic rule.
In a 12-minute audio message posted to jihadist websites, the voice of a man identified as Abdelmalek Droukdel congratulated the rebels for toppling Gaddafi and taking the Libyan capital, Tripoli.
But the message warned the west to stay away from Libya and urged rebels not to succumb to “NATO blackmail” as [...]
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