Tuesday, 29. March 2011
Topic: War and Peace News - on March 29, 2011 at 10:51:00 PM CEST
US launches new missile barrage at Libya
As the United States and other nations build ties with rebels and political opponents trying to oust Libyan strongman Moammar Gadhafi, intelligence suggests al-Qaida and other terrorists have a small presence within the opposition group, a top military commander said Tuesday.
Adm. James Stavridis, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander in Europe, told Congress that officials have seen "flickers" of possible al-Qaida and Hezbollah involvement among the rebel forces, but no evidence of significant numbers within the political opposition group's leadership.
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