Difference between revisions of "Libyan Islamic Fighting Group"

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The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG) is an Islamist opposition group in Libya.^[1]

The LIFG was formed in Afghanistan in 1990, from about 500 Libyans fighting with the mujaheddin against the Soviet Union.^[2]

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↑ Ian Black, Libya's jihadis reject violence as leader bids for acceptance, Guardian, 4 September 2009.
↑ Mark Curtis, Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam, Serpent's Tail, 2010, p.224.

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-The [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] is an Islamist opposition group in Libya.<ref>Ian Black, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/04/libyan-islamist-fighters-reject-violence Libya's jihadis reject violence as leader bids for acceptance], Guardian, 4 September 2009.</ref>
+The [[Libyan Islamic Fighting Group]] (LIFG) is an Islamist opposition group in Libya.<ref>Ian Black, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/04/libyan-islamist-fighters-reject-violence Libya's jihadis reject violence as leader bids for acceptance], Guardian, 4 September 2009.</ref>
+The LIFG was formed in Afghanistan in 1990, from about 500 Libyans fighting with the mujaheddin against the Soviet Union.<ref>Mark Curtis, Secret Affairs: Britain's Collusion with Radical Islam, Serpent's Tail, 2010, p.224.</ref>
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