The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG Joins Al qaeda

There is apparaently a new al Qaeda Franchise in Libya.

Ayman al-Zawahiri

• On November 3, 2007, a new video from al-Qaeda media production house as-Sahab was circulated on jihadi forums.
• Entitled “Unity of the Ranks,” the video featured senior al-Qaeda leaders Ayman al-Zawahiri and Abu Laith al-Libi.
• This video marked the announcement of the long anticipated merger between al-Qaeda and al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya al-Muqatila (The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG).

Source: Jamestown Foundation