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October 12, 2011 Special Dispatch No. 4201

Al-Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri Calls on Libyans Not to Compromise on Implementing Shari'a in Their Country, Urges Egyptians to Continue Their Efforts against Israeli Embassy until Peace Agreement with Israel Is Revoked

October 12, 2011
Special Dispatch No. 4201

On October 11, 2011, the jihadi forum Shumoukh Al-Islam published an audio message from Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri. The 13-minute clip, produced by Al-Qaeda's media company, Al-Sahab, is titled "The U.S.'s Defeats Come One after Another." In the message, Al-Zawahiri congratulates the Libyans on their victory and warns them not to allow others, especially NATO, to usurp it from them and reap its fruits. He calls on them not to compromise under any circumstances on implementing the shari'a as the sole source of authority for legislation in their country....

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