STATUS OF LIBYAN OPPOSITION ACTIVITIES AND PLANS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84B00049R001002400031-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Sequence Number: 31
• Content Type: REPORT

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S E C R E T
SUBJECT: Status of Libyan Opposition Activities and Plans
1. Libyan opposition activities against Col. Mu'ammar
Qadhafi continue to be concentrated within several major
opposition groups each of which are operating independently of
one another and each of which we continue to monitor through a
variety of senior level opposition figures. while the various
opposition groups appear to be becoming morelagressive in
planning and implementing support for opposition activities, the
various groups have yet to show any significant capability to
carry out their aim of overthrowing Qadhafi. It should be noted,
however, that over the last several months, Mr. Mahmud Maghrabi
has attracted additional oppositionists to his group and has
publicly announced the formation of the Libyan National
tlem^cr:3t?e Movement. Leaders of other groups such as Yahya
'Umar, Rajab Za'tut, Abd-Al-Munim Al-Huni, and Muhammad
Al-Magaryaf are actively organizing financial resources,
conducting paramilitary training, and providing technical support
for covert action activities including radio broadcasts into
Libya.and a media campaign. The inability of the leaders of the
various groups to coordinate opposition activity has led to a
dilution of forces and has resulted in an overlap of
efforts/activities. The Libyan internal situation continues to
deteriorate and the recent reporting from a variety of sources
concerning the late December 81 apparent unsuccessful
assassination attempt on Col.=Qadhafi appears to lens= credence to
the increasing momentum behind the Libyan opposition activity.
Although we have yet to obtain complete details on the December,
attempted assassination, responsibility for that assassination
attempt has been claimed by more than one Libyan opposition
group.
2. While it is impossible to say when and if any one of the
Libyan opposition groups will be successful in their endeavor to
overthrow Qadhafi, the present Libyan internal political
situation is such that we can continue to expect an increased
momentum in Libyan opposition activities designed to overthrow
Q. dhafi.
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