When police flooded Tunisia Kairouan City yesterday the Salafi Muslim tough prevent gatherings, a few hundred diehards transferred to a nearby mosque, where they locked themselves inside, processions, shouting "God is great!"
Even in their defeat, some see the victory.
"The government will not let them have their own meetings, so they are in the house of God, said:" just a pseudonym Abdullah (servant of God), who gave one of the demonstrators. Many of them come from other towns to live in the mosque.
Contempt for the country's new Tunisian leaders increasingly confident enthusiasm of the Salafi movement to overthrow the rebound yesterday, show the government's efforts. However, the riots in small gatherings and elsewhere in the long run, this movement will not back down. As security forces ban Kairouan, medieval city in southern Tunisia, the Salafi broke out in the capital, demonstrations, and steadily leaving at least one young man died in the conflict between the police and local residents.
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Ally outsiders
Faceoff yesterday reflect the moderate Islamic ENNAHDA party leadership, government, and the Salafi movement burgeoned since Tunisia's former dictator was overthrown two years ago, fighting between rising stakes.
Salafis follow Islam and literal sense, a strict Islamic state. Most reject violence in favor of preaching, to promote their views. But there are also a small number of stress the concept that Islam is under attack, saying that violence is sometimes justified.
ENNAHDA initially tried to coax them into the political arena, prompting the accused of ignoring the Salafi violence. But after a Salafi-led mob burned and sacked the U.S. Embassy in September 2012, the of ENNAHDA change strategy.
From the security forces to combat the Salafi activists involved in a gun battle with the militants of the Algerian border. ENNAHDA is under pressure to maintain order election before the end of this year is expected to stimulate the flagging public support.
Ansar al-Islam, the of Tunisia most important Salafi group rebounded yesterday plans to enter the public game of chicken. Although the group denied any involvement in the violence and to do charity work, the Ministry of the Interior prohibition of the assembly. Ansar al-Islam vowed to hold it anyway.
A house divided
On Saturday, the night before the rally, police ring Kairouan, cars stopped and searched. The nightfall medieval Medina, where the rally will take place, like the curtains and streets emptied quickly closed their shops and an indoor scuttled.
Ansar al-Islam project gathered in a square next to the Mosque of Ibn Nafi Oqba, who began the Islamic conquest of North Africa, the Arab commander named. Saturday night found Mosque Imam Tayeb Ghozi, in a fit of anger state.
"They did not even try to convince me," he said. Behind him, a man singing voice of prayer floated out from the mosque. True, he did not contact the Ansar al-Islam, whether it is "the house of the Quran is always open, they do not have to."
Under the walls of the Medina, a few young people to snack kiosks idling. Each of them, I do not know if the morning will bring trouble.
: "The Ansar Islamic law is the link of violence, said:" One of them, a university graduate named Ayman Mokni, citing recent skirmish near the Algerian border.
Salafi group, they are not all those involved, said: "the Muhammad Akerni, a high school student."
"They are mutually linked, though," Mr. Mokni said.
Not been defeated
The next morning, the police and the National Guard has materialized in around the square next to the Oqba Ibn Nafi Mosque in droves. Two security agents along overlooking the wall, clutching automatic rifles and other holding binoculars paced.
Ansar al-Islam through its Facebook page has been arrested, the spokesman said, calling on supporters to avoid Kairouan. At the same time, the poorer districts in the hay Nusr Kairouan, Salafis staged an impromptu rally in Abu Bakr Sadiq Mosque.
Abdullah and other protesters insist they are peaceful. Some involved in the Association of Islam, his office near the mosque. But they are tight-lipped to discuss their work, and make sure that they are in Tunisia, France, the United States Government's objective plots.
The many leading Salafi Tunisia, the country is forbidden armed struggle by the International Crisis Group, said the February report. However, "If Tunisia is considered to be the land of jihad, we will do Jihad, said:" The people, who gave his name as Abdullah.
Violence can still erupt unexpectedly. Yesterday Salafi demonstrations evolved into a brawl in a poor suburb of Hay (co-benefits) Tadhamen, Tunisia, police and locals turnover of tear gas, stones and Molotov cocktails. Agence France-Presse said that at least one person was killed and 15 police officers were injured, 274 people were detained on Friday and yesterday. There are unconfirmed reports of a second death.
Into conflict Hee human hay Nusr Tadhamen filter, as a news and Salafi continue marching through the Abu Bakr mosque Sadik, Abdullah and his companions reflect whether someone has the upper hand.
"Praise God, there is a winner, said:" one of them, who also refused to give his name. "Rally happen."
 
 



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