Qaeda Links To Militants In Libya Envoy Attack: U.S. General -- Reuters
(Reuters) - Militants who killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya in September probably had links to al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), the top U.S. general in Africa said on Wednesday, warning that a growing threat from the group must be urgently addressed.
General Carter Ham, head of the United States' Africa Command, said that a military plan unveiled on Sunday by West African regional bloc ECOWAS to dislodge AQIM from northern Mali still needed detailed work, and any intervention would probably take "some months to prepare".
Ham, in Paris to meet French officials to discuss issues including the Mali crisis, expressed concern at mounting al Qaeda influence in the region and beyond.
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Update #1: US general says Al-Qaeda offshoot threatens Europe, US -- AFP
Update #2: US: Al-Qaida link to consulate attackers in Libya -- AP
My Comment: General Carter Ham is NOT buying the anti-Muslim video excuse.
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