article_snippet: (CNN)The desert and dun-colored cliffs around the town of Tataouine were once the backdrop for the movie "Star Wars," much of which was filmed in this neglected corner of Tunisia in 1976.
article_snippet: This struggling town on the fringes of the Sahara still draws a few fans of the movie but now finds This struggling town on the fringes of the Sahara part of a real conflict, as a way-station for jihadists crossing the Libyan border 60 miles to the east.
article_snippet: This open space is vast and sparsely populated.
highlights_snippet: "Star Wars" set, lies just 60 miles from the Libyan border .
  