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| As many as 30 killed in Benghazi suicide attacks |
| 2014-10-03 |
| [Libya Herald] Some 30 soldiers were killed and as many 80 maimed in this morning's suicide kabooms at Benina airbase. The initial double-bombings were the opening phase of an attack by Benghazi Revolutionaries Shoura Council (BRSC) which lasted into the afternoon, Buwabat Al-Wasat reported. In the aftermath, another suicide kaboom reportedly took place targeting an Operation Dignity checkpoint east of Benghazi. Again, 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... and its allies have been implicated in the bombings. Medical sources said that 23 injured members of the BRSC were taken to Hawari Hospital for treatment. Hawari has long been held by Ansar al-Sharia and its supporters. As many as 62 maimed members of Operation Dignity were received at Marj Hospital in the aftermath of the festivities. Military sources have said that the fighting which took place on the Airport Road and its approach today was some of the heaviest seen in Benghazi. The area has been the scene of frequent battles between Operation Dignity and BRSC forces since the end of Ramadan. Benina and a nearby air defence unit base remain the most important positions still held by Operation Dignity forces in Benghazi. Despite the ferocity of the attack, 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... , loyal to Operation Dignity, appear to have retained control of the airport. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Always burns me up: why the H*ll Palestinians, never boom each other?! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-10-03 05:25 |