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In mid-August 2014, Canadian-Libyan nationaland former Ottawa Imam Abdu Albasset Egwitlaappeared in a YouTube video promoting violentjihad in Libya. in the video, Egwilla urged anaudience of Libyan Islamist fighters to take part injihad, stating that JThad today is simple and easilyaccessible, and does not reqe s in thepast, as it was for Afghanistan a

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Since late May 2014, secular-leaning militias have b .flghtinglslamist militias in Beugba.ziand Tripoli, in an operation aimed at rooting out Islamist cxUni in Libya. In mid-July 2014,Islamist militias attacked secular-leaning militias in Tripoli. eventually seizing control of the cityand its airport in late August 2014. As of September 2014, fighting continues in and aroundBenghazi and Tripoli. Extremist groups, such as Ansar at Sharia in Benghaai and Al Qaeda in theIslamic Maghrcb (AQ1M), have called on Muslims to support the Islaniist fighters.

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