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February 14, 2013

AP: Experts: Tunisian government unable to stop jihadists from heading abroad

by Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm
The Associated Press

The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists.

Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North African pro-democracy movement, the small, relatively prosperous country had the more dubious distinction of exporting Islamic militants. Now, as the country wrestles with the creation of a new government after the killing of a liberal opposition leader, experts say the flow of fighters is getting worse.

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