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Does An Al-Qaeda Offshoot Now Have Anti-Aircraft Missiles?

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'Al-Qaeda Snatched Missiles' In Libya -- News.com.au/AFP

L-QAEDA'S offshoot in North Africa has snatched surface-to-air missiles from an arsenal in Libya during the civil strife there, Chad's President says.

Idriss Deby Itno did not say how many surface-to-air missiles were stolen, but told the African weekly Jeune Afrique that he was "100 per cent sure" of his assertion.

"The Islamists of al-Qaeda took advantage of the pillaging of arsenals in the rebel zone to acquire arms, including surface-to-air missiles, which were then smuggled into their sanctuaries in Tenere," a desert region of the Sahara that stretches from northeast Niger to western Chad, Deby said in the interview.

"This is very serious. AQIM is becoming a genuine army, the best equipped in the region," he said.

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More News On Al Qaeda In The Libya region Of Africa

Al Qaeda snatched missiles in Libya: Chad president -- Daily Times
Libyan Anti-aircraft missiles in the hands of Droukdal -- Ennahar Online
Chad’s President “100% Sure” al-Qaeda Snatched Surface-to-Air Missiles From Libya Arsenal Early in Uprising… -- Weasel Zippers

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