Splits between jihadists and less extreme Islamists are appearing in Benghazi, cradle of the Libyan uprising, as jihadists achieve success on the ground and the Islamists try to organise, analysts say. Islamists of good standing, seen as close to the Muslim Brotherhood, set the ball rolling on Saturday by an**uncing the formation of a shura or consultative council to "find solutions to the problems of the city" of Benghazi in eastern Libya. A ripost came immediately from the "Shura of Benghazi Revolutionaries", comprising jihadist groups among others, asserting that it "does **t recognise" the new body. "They took advantage while we were busy on the war front, ig**ring the true mujahedeen," the Shura of Benghazi Revolutionaries said in a statement.
08-24-2014, 10:32 PM
Splits emerge between Libyan Islamists and jihadists
Splits between jihadists and less extreme Islamists are appearing in Benghazi, cradle of the Libyan uprising, as jihadists achieve success on the ground and the Islamists try to organise, analysts say. Islamists of good standing, seen as close to the Muslim Brotherhood, set the ball rolling on Saturday by an**uncing the formation of a shura or consultative council to "find solutions to the problems of the city" of Benghazi in eastern Libya. A ripost came immediately from the "Shura of Benghazi Revolutionaries", comprising jihadist groups among others, asserting that it "does **t recognise" the new body. "They took advantage while we were busy on the war front, ig**ring the true mujahedeen," the Shura of Benghazi Revolutionaries said in a statement.
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