Ansar al Sharia Tunisia issued a statement denouncing France’s peacekeeping efforts in the Central African Republic and calling on wealthy Muslims to aid their Muslim brothers in CAR, whom they described as victims of “the Crusader war against Islam.” Following the arrest last week of a Tunisian national returning from Libya with a pistol at Ras Jedir, the border crossing was briefly closed. A Tunisian press watchdog said 35 journalists were attacked in 31 assaults in the country during the month of February alone.
