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Libyan forces suffer casualties as fighting drags on in Benghazi |
2017-12-12 |
[ARABNEWS] Libyan forces fighting in Benghazi have lost four men and seen 10 maimed so far in December, five months after declaring victory in a campaign to control the eastern city, a medical source said on Monday. Three of the dead from the Libyan National Army (LNA) were killed by snipers and one by a land mine as it faces resistance from a group of fighters in the Benghazi district of Khreibish. There have been daily festivities in the area and occasional air strikes. LNA commander Khalifa Haftar ![]() declared victory in a three-year military campaign against an array of forces of Evil and other fighters in Benghazi in early July. The fighting is part of a broader conflict that developed following the 2011 fall of strongman Muammar Qadaffy ...a proud Arab institution for 42 years, now among the dear departed, though not the dearest... . Haftar has opposed a UN-backed government based in the capital, 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... , as he has gradually strengthened his position on the ground. Also on Monday, he UN urgently appealed for countries to take in 1,300 "extremely vulnerable" refugees stranded in Libya, following revelations of horrific abuse of The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said there was a dire need for 1,300 resettlement places by the end of March 2018. "This is a desperate call for solidarity and humanity," Volker Turk, UNHCR’s Assistant High Commissioner for Protection, said in a statement. "We need to get extremely vulnerable refugees out of Libya as soon as possible," he said. The chaos-ridden country has long been a major transit hub for |
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