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Africa North
Ajdabiya moves to end vigilante revenge attacks on property
2017-09-28
[Libya Herald] Top officials in Ajdabiya, in a meeting with 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...
commander Wanis Bukhamada, have condemned attacks by vigilante squads on homes belonging to alleged gunnies or those considered linked to them.

The move follows the destruction of the home of former mayor Salam Jadhran and those of other members of the Jadhran family. These have been attacked, burgled and then set on fire. The homes of a number of members of the Islamist-leaning Ajdabiya Revolutionaries’ Shoura Council, have also been attacked and their families forced to flee ‐ in the case of shoura council member Ebraik al-Zwai, known as Masriya, the house was reported to have been blown up after it was robbed.

In a statement issued on Monday, following discussions with Bukhamada, senior Ajdabiya police and army officers as well as the acting mayor said there had to be an end to such Dire Revenge attacks. Insisting that the families of suspects should not be forced to flee, they set up a committee to investigate everyone in the town accused of collaborating with the gunnies over the past three years. The committee is to also ensure that the properties of the accused are in future protected.

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