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| Assistant commander of military intelligence murdered in Benghazi |
| 2014-05-24 |
| [Libya Herald] Security agents in Benghazi yesterday found the body of Assistant Commander of Military Intelligence Hamza Al-Mahmoudi in the Gwarsha area. A member of Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... investigations, Fadl El-Hassi, said the victim had been seized during the festivities which occurred between Ansar Al-Sharia and members of the Security Directorate on 2 May. Hassi said that Al-Mahmoudi had been shot in the head and body by his captors. A senior member of military intelligence in Benghazi, Colonel Kamal Bazaza, was killed in December. Eight weeks ago, another member of military intelligence was maimed when a gang attacked him outside Hawari cemetery. A member of the military forces also survived an liquidation attempt by unidentified gunnies in Benghazi on Wednesday evening. A military spokesperson confirmed to Libya Herald that Ahmed Suleiman Al-Kori had been shot in his shoulder and his hand. Fadia Al-Bargathi, spokesperson at Jalaa Hospital, said that Al-Kori was in a stable condition. |
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