New Libya 'will shun extremism'

The rebel military commander in Tripoli says the new Libya will shun Islamic extremism and not serve as a breeding ground for terrorism.

New Libya 'will shun extremism'

The rebel military commander in Tripoli says the new Libya will shun Islamic extremism and not serve as a breeding ground for terrorism.

The commander, Abdel Hakim Belhaj, was the leader of the now dissolved Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, which fought alongside al-Qaida in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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