Le leader d'Ansar Al-Chariaa, Abou Iyadh, a été arrêté, lundi 30 décembre, à Misrata en Libye. Cette information a été confirmée par l'agence TAP et la chaîne Al-Arabiya. L'agence Reuters a, également, publié un article confirmant l'arrestation de Saïf Allah Ben Hassine, Alias Abou Iyadh. Ci-joint l'article publié par l'agence Reuters (en anglais):
“TUNIS (Reuters) - U.S. and Libyan forces captured Saifallah Benahssine, the leader of Tunisia's Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, in the Libyan city of Misrata on Monday, Tunisia's state news agency TAP said, citing a security source. The U.S. embassy in Libya and Libyan government officials did not immediately respond to a request for confirmation of the arrest of Benahssine, also known as Abu Iyadh. But the capture of such as high-ranking Tunisian Islamist militant in Libya would indicate close ties among Islamist groups across North Africa. In October, U.S. forces captured a top al Qaeda suspect in a raid in Tripoli. A former fighter in Afghanistan, Benahssine had declared loyalty to al Qaeda and was accused of inciting an attack on the U.S. embassy in Tunisia in September 2012. Ansar al-Sharia was one of the hardline groups to emerge after the Tunisia's revolt against its autocratic leader three years ago. Militant violence has increased in Tunisia since the government began a crackdown on the group this year”.
