A former Libyan jihadist says al Qaeda will seek to take advantage of chaos in Libya . Al Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa has been fighting for control of the country since 2011. There is a long history of Islamist radicalization in Libya . More than 100,000 Algerians were killed in a savage conflict between the state and Islamist extremists before the insurgency waned in the mid-1990s . Especially in the impoverished , restive eastern provinces .
A former Libyan jihadist says al Qaeda will seek to take advantage of chaos in Libya . Al Qaeda's affiliate in North Africa has been fighting for control of the country since 2011. There is a long history of Islamist radicalization in Libya . Especially in the impoverished , restive eastern provinces .