“We [AQIM and Islamist political movements in the countries of the Arab Spring] cooperate in liberation of the Muslim lands and implementation of the Sharia..,Casey Britton, “AQIM: Answers to Open Meeting with Sheikh Abu Abdul Ilah Ahmad,” WorldAnalysis.net, April 19, 2013, http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2197.