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| Kobler brands Benghazi killings ‘a war crime’, demands prosecutions |
| 2016-07-25 |
| [Libya Herald] UN Special Envoy Martin Kobler has said that he is "utterly shocked" at the killing of 14 men in Benghazi who bodies were found dumed in a rubbish tip in Leithi district yesterday. "This is a war crime", he tweeted today, adding that he wanted an immediate investigation. The victims are said to include a number of people from Leithi, including the imam at the local mosque, Abdullah Al-Fakhri. A father of three, he was also the local marriage registrar. The other bodies are said to be those of:
The list may not been wholly acurate. A relative of the Jazwis told the Libya Herald that while the family had been firm supporters of 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 the father and one some had been killed, two other sons were 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... . He did not specify which two. The killing of Al-Fakhri has particular angered and upset many Bengahzi residents. He was popular and seen as a good, hardworking imam. |
| Posted by:Fred |