The Interior Ministry said security forces killed two members of Ansar al Sharia and arrested two of the militant group’s leaders during a raid in a Tunis suburb on Sept. 9. The captured men, Mohamed Aouadi, its alleged military leader, and senior official Mohamed Khiari, were said to be involved in the assassinations of opposition legislators Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi as well as getting Libyan weapons into Tunisia. Security forces say they expect al Qaeda to soon declare Tunisia a “land of jihad” rather than a “land of preaching,” and are bracing for attacks.
