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| Libya chaos 'allows al-Qaida to grab surface-to-air missiles' |
| 2011-04-05 |
| Al-Qaida is exploiting the conflict in Libya to acquire weapons, including surface-to-air missiles, and smuggle them to a stronghold in northern Mali, a security official from neighbouring Algeria told Reuters. The official said a convoy of eight Toyota pick-up trucks left eastern Libya, crossed into Chad and then Niger, and from there into northern Mali where in the past few days it delivered a cargo of weapons. He said the weapons included Russian-made RPG-7 anti-tank rocket-propelled grenades, Kalashnikov heavy machine guns, Kalashnikov rifles, explosives and ammunition. He also said he had information that al-Qaida's north African wing, known as al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), had acquired from Libya Russian-made, shoulder-fired, Strela surface-to-air missiles known by the Nato designation Sam-7. "A convoy of eight Toyotas full of weapons travelled a few days ago through Chad and Niger and reached northern Mali," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity. "The weapons included RPG-7s, FMPK (Kalashnikov heavy machine guns), Kalashnikovs, explosives and ammunition Â… and we know that this is not the first convoy and that it is still ongoing," the official told Reuters. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #2 Surprize meter? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2011-04-05 05:03 |
| #1 Compare wid WORLD NEWS > ISLAMIC TERRORISTS JOIN PRO-DEMOCRACY OPPOSITION IN LIBYA. and * SAME > UNREST IN YEMEN SEEN AS OPENING FOR AL-QAEDA BRANCH. * SAME > YEMEN'S GOVT IS COLLAPSING - HERE'S WHAT YU NEED TO KNOW. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-04-05 03:19 |