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Rockets continue to fall in Benghazi
 [Libya Herald] Benghazi's downtown and port areas as well as some other parts of the city continued to be hit by random missiles today.An army officer based next to the Islamic Call Society building in central Benghazi who did not want to be named told the Libya Herald that rockets had been landing nearby. He claimed that they had been fired from Garyounis and Gamfouda and accused Ansar al-Sharia ...a Salafist militia which claims it is not part of al-Qaeda, even though it works about the same and for the same ends. There are groups of the same name in Libyaand Yemen, with the Libyan versions currently most active. Tunisia's Shabaab al-Tawhid started out an Ansar al-Sharia and changed its name in early 2014. It still uses the old name now and then, probably because the stationery's not all used up and the web site hasn't expired yet... of being responsible. Other missiles are reported to have fallen in Beloun district. The new power plant next to the Hawari Hospital and designed to power it, was also hit by a random shell. Local residents managed to put the fire out and damage is said to be minimal. According to the officer next to the Islamic Call Society building, the nearby Suq Al-Hoot area is now almost completely cleared of Ansar fighters. The LNA had entered the area, he claimed. Posted by: Fred 2015-02-01 |
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