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Senussi

British

/ sɛˈnuːsɪ /

noun

a member of a zealous and aggressive Muslim sect of North Africa and Arabia, founded in 1837 by Sidi Mohammed ibn Ali al Senussi (?1787–1859)

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Other Word Forms

Senussian adjective

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Colonel Gaddafi's brother-in-law, Senussi is in custody in Libya, facing charges over the suppression of the anti-Gaddafi rebellion in 2011.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Senussi was sentenced to life but has never spent a single day in a French jail.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Prosecutors said Senussi had been allowed to see relatives, but denied lawyers had been prevented from visiting their clients at the prison.

From Reuters • Apr. 14, 2014

Senussi was handed over to Libya by Mauritania in September after his arrest in Nouakchott in March last year started a tug of war between Libya, France and the ICC for his extradition.

From Reuters • May 2, 2013

Emissaries were despatched to Egypt who made common cause with the disaffected and restless elements of the population, cultivated friendship with the Senussi and smuggled in arms to would-be African rebels.

From England and Germany by Hughes, William Morris

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