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

Al Qaeda Giving up on AQIM for LIFG?

Al Qaeda, which must surly be frustrated with the failure of AQIM to acheive any real objectives. It seems to be courting al-Jama’a al-Islamiyya al-Muqatila (The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, or LIFG) to take over its North-West Africa Campaign. Are Both of these Groups going to fight like brothers to see which is their Father's favorite? This may be exactly what al-Zawahiri, Abu Laith al-Libi have in mind....

-Shimron