Profile: Anas al-Liby

Author: BBC Africa
Date: October 7, 2013
Source: BBC Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-24418327

Summary:

The computer programmer, Anas al-Liby is on the FBI's "most wanted terrorists" list. He was captured yesterday as an operational combat officer for al-Qaeda. He is accused of being one of the mastermind behind the embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998, that killed 224 people. In 2000, he was indicted by a New York grand jury, but after that he was on the run until yesterday. A Human Rights Watch might document suggests that he was detained by the CIA in 2002. He was an activist against Muammar Gaddafi's rule and was given asylum in the UK for unclear reasons in the past.

Fezzan: No state, Three peoples.

Author: Mathieu Galtier
Date: Sept. 22, 2013
Source: Libya Herald
http://www.libyaherald.com/2013/09/22/fezzan-no-state-three-peoples/#axzz2foMyLlvd

Summary:

Since the death of Qaddafi, the people of Fezzan have been divided into three main ethnic groups: Arabs, Tebus, Tuaregs. Without state authority, each group is trying to make their own rules. Each one lives in a specific location. For example, in the Qaheera area, the Arabs, Tebus, and Tuaregs each have their own block. Last year, a neighboring tribe got in a fight with the Tuaregs, but the situation got under control. Everyone is staying on their own block, but now their is a security problem because the police don't want to go in that area. Criminals have better weapons than them, so they are afraid.

Libya wants UK help to halt Syria arms smuggling

Author: BBC News
Date: September 17th, 2013
Source: BBC
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-24129896

Summary:

Libya's Prime Minister has requested Britain's help in getting rid of weapons in the country to prevent Syria from getting any. Ali Zeidan, Libya's PM, met with Britain's PM, David Cameron yesterday to talk. Britain said they would be able to help, on the account that Libya had been through some "huge challenges." Zeidan suggested that Libya and Britain co-operate in removing weapons from Libya. The British agreed and said they would do everything they could to help. There has yet to be specific details on the proposed help.