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| Libya Army Says 13 Security Personnel Killed by 'Terrorists' |
| 2015-11-12 |
| [AnNahar] At least 13 members of Libya's army were killed by "terrorist" violence on Tuesday in the east of the war-torn country, an army front man said. "Most of the soldiers were killed by landmines planted by terrorist organizations," front man Miloud al-Zawi told LANA, the official news agency of the internationally recognized government. Zawi said that 16 security personnel died in all, but only named 13 that were killed on Tuesday. It was unclear when or how the other three died. According to LANA, the soldiers were killed in different conflict areas around the eastern city of Benghazi, where their forces were trying to advance. Zawi insisted, however, that the security forces had "made advances and secured a major victory". He said troops had managed to wrest control of a military base, adding that "battles will continue and will not stop until the areas controlled by the terrorist groups are liberated". Zawi did not elaborate on which areas or bases were being targeted, or which groups the army was fighting. Libya has had two administrations since August 2014, when a militia alliance overran the capital and set up its own parliament in Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... while forcing the internationally recognized government to take refuge in Tobruk, in the east. The oil-rich north African country descended into chaos after the fall of Muammar Qadaffy ...The late megalomaniac dictator of Libya, admired everywhere for his garish costumes, funny hats, harem of cutie bodyguards, and incoherent ravings. As far as is known, he is the only person who's ever declared jihad on Switzerland... in 2011. The U.N. has been brokering talks to create a new unity government to end fighting between the army and the militias that seized Tripoli, with the U.N. envoy to Libya voicing hope that an agreement is imminent. Under the power-sharing deal, Libya will be governed by a nine-member presidential council made up of a prime minister, five deputy prime ministers and three senior ministers. |
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