Benghazi ‘Liberated’: Libya’s Violence Continues

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Benghazi ‘Liberated’: Libya’s Violence Continues
Written by @Eubulletin | Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
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    Wednesday, July 12th, 2017
   
Libya has once again found itself amidst renewed violence after Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar announced that the Libyan National Army (LNA) had liberated the city of Benghazi from terrorism. The clashes continued over the weekend in the Sidi Akribesh neighborhood of the Sabri district with at least 20 soldiers killed. The LNA knew that its last week “liberation” declaration was not complete on the ground as it warned celebrating crowds in the city not to enter the “liberated” areas because there are still mines and other possible threats. Marshall Haftar said that despite the city entering “a new era of peace, security, reconciliation…and reconstruction,” dangers still persist.

The Arab League commented that the liberation of Libya’s second biggest city is “an important development in the war against terrorism in Libya” and urged for the revival of talks between various Libyan factions to finally put an end to the conflict. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates armed forces, congratulated Mr. Haftar during a meeting in Abu Dhabi over the weekend.

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