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| Ansar retake Benghazi's Jalaa hospital |
| 2014-08-02 |
| [Libya Herald] 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... were quick to recover from their humiliating ejection from Jalaa hospital last night by an angry crowd of apparently unarmed protestors. In the early hours of this morning Ansar militia returned to the hospital and retook it after a firefight with some of the new occupiers. In the engagement an Egyptian woman was hit by stray bullets. Huaida Ahmed Abelsalam was taken to the Benghazi Medical Centre where she was confirmed dead. Earlier in the day, the brother of the head 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 Unit, Fadel Al-Hassi, was found dead near the 36 Special Forces camp. Faraj Al-Hassi had been shot in the head and body. |
| Posted by:Fred |