Report: Libyan, Arab Jihadists Fighting Alongside al-Qaeda In Pakistan On Their Way Home To Join Rebel Forces…
If there’s only one story you read all day, make it this one.
(Daily Beast) — As the battle for the future of Libya continues, the excitement is almost palpable among Libyan-born al Qaeda fighters and other Arabs hunkered down in Pakistan’s remote and lawless tribal area.
According to Afghan Taliban sources close to Osama bin Laden’s terrorist group, some of the 200 or so Libyans operating near the Afghan border may be on their way home to steer the anti-Gaddafi revolution in a more Islamist direction.
“We have heard a number of fighters have already departed from the tribal area,” says an Afghan commander who is linked to the powerful Haqqani network, a North Waziristan-based organization that shelters many al Qaeda fighters. Others may be on their way. “Libyans and Arabs seem to be getting ready for departure and are eager to go home and fight,” says the Afghan source. “I’ve heard that some fighters are saying goodbye and giving thanks with kind words to their (Pakistani) tribal friends who have been sheltering them.”
Since the anti-Gaddafi revolution began last month, al Qaeda — especially Libyan-born affiliates — have viewed the fighting as an opportunity to spread their radical Islamist ideology. Indeed, as one Afghan Taliban operative who helps facilitate the movement of al Qaeda militants between the tribal area and Pakistani cities told The Daily Beast earlier this month: “This rebellion is the fresh breeze they’ve been waiting years for. They realize that if they don’t use this opportunity, it could be the end of their chances to turn Libya toward a real Islamic state, as Afghanistan once was.”
Now, as the White House and NATO continue to debate the possible ramifications of arming the Libyan opposition, the Haqqani network-linked Afghan commander says Libyan al Qaeda affiliates seem to be more “enthusiastic” about the war against Gaddafi every day. And from what the Afghan Taliban commander has seen, there appears to be more than “flickers” of al Qaeda’s presence in Libya, the description given by NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis. According to the Afghan commander, al Qaeda fighters can’t believe their good luck that U.S. and NATO aircraft — the same forces that have dropped bombs on their heads in Afghanistan and Pakistan — are now raining down ordnance against Gaddafi.
Today, along the tribal border region, al Qaeda’s thirst for more immediate news has led even top leaders like Abu Yahya al-Libi, a Libyan who serves as the movement’s senior Islamist ideologue and bin Laden’s head of operations for Afghanistan, to become almost foolhardy. The Afghan commander says that Yahya and some of his countrymen have even risked visiting villagers’ houses that have satellite television dishes on the roof to watch the latest Western and Middle Eastern news feeds from Libya. Their movements in public areas could easily expose these high value targets to human and UAV surveillance, and a deadly drone strike. . . .
Whether Yahya himself will return to Libya remains to be seen, but speculation about what he’ll do is rife in the tribal area. “What Yahya will do is on the mind and in the words of everyone,” the Taliban commander adds. “But I think he is probably preparing for his next move, contacting mujahideen in Libya and watching the situation in Libya.” Earlier this month, he broke his public silence over the Libyan revolt, issuing a call to arms to his countrymen in a 30-minute video that was posted on al Qaeda-linked Internet sites. He urged Libyans to fight on and kill Gaddafi. “Now it is the turn of Gaddafi [to die] after he made the people of Libya suffer for more than 40 years,” he said. “Retreating will mean decades of harsher oppression and greater injustices than what you have endured.” He also called for the institution of Islamic law once an Arab nation has cast off its former, Western-supported rulers. Overthrowing these Western-backed Arab regimes, he added, was “a step to reach the goal of every Muslim, which is to make the word of Allah the highest.”
Returning to Libya, however, does not guarantee that Yahya or his fellow al Qaeda affiliates will have any success. The long, dangerous trip from Pakistan’s tribal areas can take weeks if not months. At least one Taliban source says Yahya made the trip two years ago and returned safely, although no one else seems able to confirm that story. And even if he or other al Qaeda Libyans manage to get home again, the Taliban facilitator says they know they’ll have a tough time influencing the largely pro-democracy uprising.
“They know they must tread cautiously, and not push too hard, for too much, too soon,” he says. Instead, he says, they expect to take a moderate line at first, while quietly trying to persuade rebel leaders that the preservation of Libyan sovereignty against Western “colonialists” depends on taking an anti-Israeli, anti-American line. Any move toward imposing Islamic sharia law, Yahya’s specialty, will have to come later. Still, Taliban sources say, if Yahya is successful in reaching rebel-held territory inside Libya, at least he’ll be able to operate with relative freedom, without worrying about Gaddafi’s secret police. In the meantime, the betting among the Taliban is that bin Laden may already have found his replacement in the tribal area. “Al Qaeda will not leave this place empty,” says the facilitator.
Posted by ZIP on Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at 9:16 pm | 
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Hmmmm…well now. What would Lybian rebels be doing in Pock-i-stan?
Fighting us perhaps? Oh yeah, these are the same haji parasites that Ebola is defending. That’s the kind of smart power that you get from libshits.
Aiding and abetting our enemies in time of war is treason. Oh well, why would anyone expect anything less from the socialist extremists in the Obaminite regime?
Good Golly Miss Molly…I’m so glad you have this here Zip…heard about this report today via radio somewhere, this is a must read and everyone help make it go viral in whatever what possible!
The Kinetic Prez is now arming these bastards…we are giving support to those killing our military that are fighting them- let alone the very people who killed thousands on our soil on 9-11.
What is wrong with this picture folks…yet the msm with the exception of Fox is reporting this..in fact I saw on CNN a few hours back some reporter to John King saying there is no al Qaeda there…blah blah blah.
Muslim Brotherhood, Hezzbollah, Iran ect all happy as can be.
Dear Leader needs to be Impeached- Hillary, Susan Rice and Samantha Powers need to be questioned and fired at the least.
Color me furious.
@DG beat me to it.
A push is called for in the Afghan theater.
With Libyans withdrawing, let’s overrun the Taliban. Persecute them. Destroy their will to fight.
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I’m sorry, but I don’t see why anyone is surprised. This is why it is all the more important that we are on the moral side from the beginning, not siding with the corrupt, oppressive dictators. The more we hesitate, much less enable, the more the Islamists will win. In Muslim countries only 2 things keep Islamists in check (not eliminated, but contained): a level of authoritarianism or democracy that allows for Islamist political but non-militant involvement, neither are good, but the second is not only more moral, but has better odds for longer success.
ER…
I’m not surprised in the least, I’ve been saying we’re fighting the wrong side here for a long time, from Egypt onward- in fact I said that clear back when we were in the Balkans…Madeline Not-So-Bright and Clintoons again anyone? Let alone Little Wesley Clark strutting back and forth every morning with his blather…and the msm outright lying many times…we gave the enemies another stronghold to get where they are now….what the hell is wrong with these people…oh wait a minute- they are also the enemy within!
Any thinking person knew Al Qaeda would move into Libya. This will change none of the administration’s plans to arm and train the rebels, I mean terrorists, as long as the LSM plays along and doesn’t make waves.
Dear God, let this be the turning point. Let us bring him down for betraying the American people and lock him up for life. And if you feel generous, let us crush an LSM outlet or two. Amen.
If we were smart we could kill two birds with one stone
You gatta play the hand you are dealt
We are headed in a very dangerous direction. Obama will support these guy’s and arm the piss out of them. They will use this new found power against us and it will be our children that will most likely have to take some of the brunt.
We need to do everything possible at this point to have this guy impeached or have his ass voted out in 2012.
OK, we have wars in Afghanistan/Pakistan and Iraq going on now as well as fighting the Islamist in the rest of the world. The Obama administration is famous for not letting a crisis go to waste. Why not go in and meet with the nut now leading Libya and say we can do one of two things; we can support you and keep you in power as long as you do the following OR we can support your overthrow with everything we have to spare insuring you will be a corpse.
Make him an offer he can’t refuse and we have one of these countries in our pocket. Right now things are not looking good in Egypt where we could have done the same thing and at least kept a country who was not against Israel. With US support, which would probably have brought in a coalition, we could have avoided what might be an Islamist Egypt. We could have thrown out enough changes to give the moderates in Egypt what they wanted and blocked those against us from getting power. I think at one point it was called diplomacy when you attempted to get things that would be beneficial to peace and to your country. Instead, we seem to be unwilling or unable to stem the hornets nest which will create havoc in the world.
Cannot the House refuse funds for this enterprise of Obama’s?
Good to see our new allies a sending reinforcements.
@Greta
That’s a very good idea and it might work if the President truly wanted peace in Libya. I strongly believe there are 2 agendas playing out here: the administration’s and the President’s, which is why we hear so many conflicting statements from them both. It’s just my opinion, but I think his goal is to allow the rebels to overthrow Gaddafi themselves, or at least make it look that way. He appears to want the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda running things everywhere instead of dictators who, while not exactly U.S. friendly, still respect our power.
Get them all home, then nuke the hell hole, 72 virgins for everyone!
Khadaffi will fall.
Obama will claim victory- for Obama.
Islamists will rule Libya, as well as Egypt.
Give Obama four more years, and he’ll bail on Iraq, and Afghanistan, and they too will be under islamist rule. Just like they wanted all along.
islam is at war with us, and we are helping them win.
We are living in the age of the Great Inversion.
JWM
Who the fuck could possibly have NOT seen this coming?
Amateur hour never ends in the oval office.
@ Greta,
Yes , good call Greta.
Daffy must survive ,let the scum kill keda and the bros,then they can quietly die in the sand , then when the dust settles , get our oil and whack Daffy ,K bambie?
Viva United State Of Libyerica.
If they are moving, they are targets. How are they going to get to Libya? Walk? Come on man, let’s step on these roaches while they are out in the open!!!!!!!!
obaMAO: the HEAD islamo moslim terrorist!