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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Al Qaeda In Yemen Stones Woman To Death For Adultery: Witnesses
Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses said today.
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Libya's Official Government Bans Yemenis, Iranians, Pakistanis From Entry
Libya's internationally recognised administration based in the east has banned Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entering the divided country, a military statement said on Tuesday.
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Tunisian Abu Iyadh, Reported Dead in Libya, is Al Qaeda Veteran
Abu Iyadh, the founder of Tunisia's main jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia reported Friday to have been killed in a US air strike in Libya, is a veteran of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
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Al Qaeda Linked Group Says Army Base Seized in South Yemen
Fighters from the al Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia militant group have taken control of an army base in southern Yemen and are holding soldiers prisoner, the group said on its Twitter account on today.
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At Least 10 Killed in Attacks Led by Yemen's Ansar al-Sharia
At least 10 people have been killed in Yemen over the past four days in attacks led by an al Qaeda's affiliate against Shi'ite Houthi fighters and the Yemeni army, local officials and the group said.
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Senior al Qaeda Operative Killed in US Strike in Yemen
A senior al Qaeda official wanted by the United States and a local leader of the militant group's affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen overnight, tribal sources and a militant said today.
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Britain, France, US Ask UN to Blacklist Libya's Ansar al-Sharia
Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Islamists Branded 'Terrorists' After Fall of Tripoli Airport
Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy.
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Libya Islamists Seize Key Benghazi Army Base
Islamist groups have seized the army special forces headquarters in Libya's Benghazi after days of fighting left at least 35 soldiers dead and plunged the country deeper into lawlessness.
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Clashes Between Libya Army, Islamists Kill 16: Sources
Sixteen people, most of them soldiers, were killed and 81 injured in clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical and military sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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Warplane Targets Islamist Base, Hits University in Libya's Benghazi
A Libyan warplane under the command of a renegade former general targeted an Islamist militia base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday but instead hit a university building, witnesses said.
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Don't Interfere or Face Worse Than Iraq: Libyan Islamists Warn United States
The leader of Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya's Benghazi city warned the United States on Tuesday against interference or it would face worse than the conflicts in Somalia, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
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Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, nine killed
Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least nine people and wounded a dozen.
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Tunisian Salafist leader escapes arrest for film protest
A Tunisian Salafist leader on Monday escaped from a mosque that had been surrounded by security forces seeking to arrest him over clashes at the U.S. Embassy last week during protests against an anti-Islam film, a Reuters witness said.
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Libya Jihadist Group Ansar al-Sharia Says It Has Dissolved
The Libyan jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia, which is linked to Al-Qaeda and deemed a terrorist organisation by the UN and the United States, announced its "dissolution" in a communique published online on Saturday.
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Al Qaeda In Yemen Stones Woman To Death For Adultery: Witnesses
Al-Qaeda militants have stoned a woman to death in a southeastern Yemeni city they control after accusing her of adultery and prostitution, several witnesses said today.
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Libya's Official Government Bans Yemenis, Iranians, Pakistanis From Entry
Libya's internationally recognised administration based in the east has banned Yemenis, Iranians and Pakistanis from entering the divided country, a military statement said on Tuesday.
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Tunisian Abu Iyadh, Reported Dead in Libya, is Al Qaeda Veteran
Abu Iyadh, the founder of Tunisia's main jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia reported Friday to have been killed in a US air strike in Libya, is a veteran of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.
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Al Qaeda Linked Group Says Army Base Seized in South Yemen
Fighters from the al Qaeda affiliated Ansar al-Sharia militant group have taken control of an army base in southern Yemen and are holding soldiers prisoner, the group said on its Twitter account on today.
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At Least 10 Killed in Attacks Led by Yemen's Ansar al-Sharia
At least 10 people have been killed in Yemen over the past four days in attacks led by an al Qaeda's affiliate against Shi'ite Houthi fighters and the Yemeni army, local officials and the group said.
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Senior al Qaeda Operative Killed in US Strike in Yemen
A senior al Qaeda official wanted by the United States and a local leader of the militant group's affiliate, Ansar al-Sharia, were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen overnight, tribal sources and a militant said today.
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Britain, France, US Ask UN to Blacklist Libya's Ansar al-Sharia
Britain, the United States and France have proposed that Islamist extremist group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya be blacklisted under the United Nations al Qaeda sanctions regime, diplomats said on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Islamists Branded 'Terrorists' After Fall of Tripoli Airport
Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which announced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy.
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Libya Islamists Seize Key Benghazi Army Base
Islamist groups have seized the army special forces headquarters in Libya's Benghazi after days of fighting left at least 35 soldiers dead and plunged the country deeper into lawlessness.
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Clashes Between Libya Army, Islamists Kill 16: Sources
Sixteen people, most of them soldiers, were killed and 81 injured in clashes between the Libyan army and Islamist fighters in the eastern city of Benghazi, medical and military sources told AFP on Tuesday.
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Warplane Targets Islamist Base, Hits University in Libya's Benghazi
A Libyan warplane under the command of a renegade former general targeted an Islamist militia base in the eastern city of Benghazi on Sunday but instead hit a university building, witnesses said.
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Don't Interfere or Face Worse Than Iraq: Libyan Islamists Warn United States
The leader of Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia in Libya's Benghazi city warned the United States on Tuesday against interference or it would face worse than the conflicts in Somalia, Iraq, or Afghanistan.
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Libyan army clashes with Islamist militants, nine killed
Clashes between Libyan troops and militants in the eastern city of Benghazi on Monday killed at least nine people and wounded a dozen.
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Tunisian Salafist leader escapes arrest for film protest
A Tunisian Salafist leader on Monday escaped from a mosque that had been surrounded by security forces seeking to arrest him over clashes at the U.S. Embassy last week during protests against an anti-Islam film, a Reuters witness said.
