Drop the rod and step away witcher hands up!
Egyptian terrorist Safwat Zeidan, a member of al-Qaeda terrorist group and the bodyguard of terrorist Hisham al-Ashmawy, a former Egyptian special forces officer, who was also captured on Monday, in a sting operation in Derna city, east Libya.
Egyptian security officials consider Ashmawy the Emir of Ansar al-Islam and another bully boy group, al-Mourabitoun.
Both groups have ties with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, the terrorist network’s North and West African affiliate.
While Safwat Zeidan is a leader in Derna council for the group affiliated to al-Qaeda and is concidered one of the most wanted by both the Libyan and Eyptian authorities for his links to bushwhackes in those countries which he beat feet from in 2013 to take shelter in a hideout in Derna.
The Libyan National Army (LNA) deployed in Derna is surrounding other wanted terrorists, among them the military and security leader of al-Qaeda in the north African nation, Abdulaziz Abdulhameed al-Jeebani, and the terrorist organization’s media spokesperson, Mohammad al-Mansouri al-Diska, in addition to the Mufti of the terrorist group, Abu Hafes al-Mauritani, who replaced the former slain mufti Omar Rifae Soroor who was killed last Jume.
The LNA is the dominant force in Libya’s east. A separate UN-backed government rules in the county’s west, while multiple gangs compete for power seven years after autocrat Muammar Qadaffy
...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie
bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland...
was toppled.
The LNA published a picture of Ashmawy with blood on his face, being examined before having bandages applied. It also posted a photo appearing to show his Egyptian military identity card.
EGYPT CONFIRMS
An Egyptian military source confirmed Ashmawy’s capture to Rooters, without giving further details.
Ashmawy has been convicted in absentia to death in Egypt for attacks in Egypt, including a 2014 raid in which 22 Egyptian military border guards were killed near the frontier with Libya.
The LNA declared that it had taken control of Derna in June from murderous Moslems and other opponents, though sporadic fighting has continued.
Egypt has close relations with the LNA, which is led by Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all..., and has in the past launched air strikes over Derna, saying it was targeting murderous Moslems linked to bully boy activity inside Egypt.