Ali al-Sallabi
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Ali al-Sallabi is a Muslim
cleric from Libya
. He played a key role in funneling arms to the rebels in the 2011 Libyan civil war
and has announced the formation of an Islamic party that will follow "Turkish-style moderation" and which will run in the country's upcoming elections.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
cleric from Libya
Libya
Libya is an African country in the Maghreb region of North Africa bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west....
. He played a key role in funneling arms to the rebels in the 2011 Libyan civil war
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...
and has announced the formation of an Islamic party that will follow "Turkish-style moderation" and which will run in the country's upcoming elections.