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Libyan special forces commander says his forces join renegade general
 (Rooters) - The commander of Libyan army special forces said on Monday he had allied with general Khalifa Haftar in his campaign against militant Islamist, highlighting the failure of central government in Tripoli to assert its authority.The announcement gives a major boost to a campaign by Haftar, who has been denounced by the Tripoli government as attempting to stage a coup in the oil producer. Off with their heads! "We are with Haftar," Special Forces Commander Wanis Bukhamada told Reuters in the eastern city of Benghazi. On live television he had earlier announced his forces would join "Operation Dignity", as Haftar calls his campaign. The special forces are the best trained troops of Libya's nascent army. I wonder who trained them. Posted by: Squinty 2014-05-20 |
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