Rebels fearful of Islamist takeover in Libya

Qatar’s abutment for a above jihadist baton who is now the top insubordinate administrator in Tripoli, Libya, is causing anxiety a part of Libyan rebels who anguish that the anarchy that concluded Col. Moammar Gadhafi’s four-decade aphorism is getting hijacked by Islamists.Rebel sources say that Qatar has provided shipments of weapons to Abdel Hakim Belhaj, the rebels’ top aggressive administrator in Tripoli. He founded the now-disbanded Libyan Islamic Fighting Accumulation (LIFG), which was listed as a adopted agitator accumulation by the State Department.Multiple insubordinate sources who batten to The Washington Times on accomplishments said containers arranged with weapons accept been delivered to Mr. Belhaj in contempo weeks. Some of these shipments accept originated in Qatar.Earlier this month, rebels from the western city-limits of Zintan intercepted a alembic that on analysis was begin to be arranged with weapons. Mr. Belhaj’s supporters beforehand had insisted it independent aliment and milk.We are actual apologetic the Qataris accept taken the accommodation to abutment Belhaj’s brigade. This will backlash on our Qatari friends,” said Mohamed Benrasali, a insubordinate official in Tripoli.