Hopefully, Tunisia will be successful in cracking down on the extremists.
TUNISIA CRACKS DOWN ON ANSAR AL-SHARIA
APRIL 12, 2014 MAGHAREBIA
By Magharebia
By Jamel Arfaoui
Tunisian security forces and salafists clashed again Thursday (April 10th) in Siliana.
Several officers were injured Wednesday when dozens of Ansar al-Sharia members tried to storm the Rouhia police station.
The violence arose a day after security forces raided a local mosque and arrested 40 salafists, including several recent returnees from jihad in Syria.
Weve seen days of clashes, during which we breathed a lot of tear gas which the security forces used to disperse the extremist protestors, local resident Lamjed Rezki told Magharebia.
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TUNISIA CRACKS DOWN ON ANSAR AL-SHARIA
APRIL 12, 2014 MAGHAREBIA
By Magharebia
By Jamel Arfaoui
Tunisian security forces and salafists clashed again Thursday (April 10th) in Siliana.
Several officers were injured Wednesday when dozens of Ansar al-Sharia members tried to storm the Rouhia police station.
The violence arose a day after security forces raided a local mosque and arrested 40 salafists, including several recent returnees from jihad in Syria.
Weve seen days of clashes, during which we breathed a lot of tear gas which the security forces used to disperse the extremist protestors, local resident Lamjed Rezki told Magharebia.
Continue reading at:
Tunisia Cracks Down On Ansar Al-Sharia | Eurasia Review