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Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb: “Support and Affirmation for the Revolution of Our Free People: The Descendants of Omar al-Mukhtar”
Written by Administrator Thursday, 24 February 2011 07:45
On February 23, 2011, Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) released a statement titled, “Support and Affirmation for the Revolution of Our Free People: The Descendants of Omar al-Muhktar”. According to the statement, “The current massacres in which today's ‘Musaylima’ uses mercenaries and Africans and military air force to slaughter the Muslim Libyan people clearly uncovers the true face of the tyrannical rulers, who are ready to kill Muslims and eradicate them to protect their reign.” AQIM declared its “support and backing of the Libyan revolution in its legitimate demands” and “assure[d] our family in Libya that we are with you and we will not disappoint you Allah-willing. And we will sacrifice what we possess to support you”. AQIM “call[ed] all the Muslim peoples to support their brothers in Libya with all of what they own, and especially the Egyptian, Tunisian and Algerian peoples”.
