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| Haftar Forces Launch Fresh Air Raids on Islamists in Benghazi |
| 2014-06-02 |
| [An Nahar] Ex-general Khalifa Haftar's forces launched fresh air raids on Islamists in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday, just hours after al-Qaeda urged Libyans to fight the rogue general. Last month, the general unleashed forces from his so-called National Army on Islamist militias in Benghazi in a campaign dubbed "Operation Dignity." Haftar's forces targeted Islamist military camps and assembly points in Benghazi, said General Saqr al-Jerushi, commander of his air operations. He said members of jihadist group 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 Libya, Tunisia and Yemen, with the Libyan and Tunisian versions currently most active... holding a meeting at a former royal palace were among the targets. Columns of black smoke billowed over the sites hit, including a camp of the Ansar-linked "February 17 Martyrs Brigade," according to an Agence La Belle France Presse correspondent in the Mediterranean city. Authorities have denounced Haftar as an outlaw, but he has won over units from the regular army and air force and says he aims to crush "terrorism" in Benghazi. Since the 2011 uprising that ousted Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest... , near-daily attacks blamed on radical Islamists have targeted security forces in Benghazi. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 "February 17 Martyrs Brigade," Time for another name change. Authorities have denounced Haftar as an outlaw Authorities, heh. |
| Posted by: Squinty 2014-06-02 08:07 |