Surreal: Clinton Pledges $45 Million in Aid to Al Qaeda in Syria
The report titled, " Al-Qa’ida’s Foreign Fighters in Iraq " stated specifically: The apparent surge in Libyan recruits traveling to Iraq may be linked the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group’s (LIFG) increasingly cooperative relationship with alâ€Qa’ida, which culminated in the LIFG officially joining alâ€Qa’ida on November 3, 2007.   The vast majority (84.2%) of Libyans that recorded their route to Iraq arrived via the same pathway running through Egypt and then by air to Syria. This recruiting and logistics network is likely tied to LIFG, which has long ties (not all positive) with Egyptian and Algerian Islamist groups.      The announcement that LIFG had officially sworn allegiance to alâ€Qa’ida was longâ€expected by observers of the group.
