Per day in the Libyan Benghazi destroyed more than 40 militants of radical groups

Per day in the Libyan Benghazi destroyed more than 40 militants of radical groups

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Earlier in connection with the loss of their positions leaders of radical forces in eastern Libya announced a general mobilization in the ranks of his supporters

CAIRO, Oct. 21. Per night fights in the second largest city in Libya – Benghazi – pro-government forces eliminated 40 militants of radical militias. These data are presented on Tuesday the Libyan media.

According to sources in the command controlled by the disgraced Major General Khalifa Haftorah Libyan National Army (LNA), including destroyed extremists who are fighting on the side of local islamic “Shura Council of the revolutionaries,” there are foreign mercenaries. Among them – come from Sudan and Tunisia.

Army units from October 15 are large-scale offensive against the radicals, for several months holding Benghazi, which is considered the “cradle” of the Libyan revolution (1 thousand km east of Tripoli). The backbone of the government forces are units Haftorah, which in May led counter-terrorism operation “Dignity Libya” against Islamist groups.

In turn, the Islamists began in mid-July its military campaign, dubbed “Dawn Libya.” The structure consists of an alliance of radical extremists entrenched in Benghazi “Ansar al-Sharia” (“Supporters of Sharia”), “Al-Qaeda”, and are at the forefront of “the Muslim Brotherhood.” Adventure, which, as previously reported, has been coordinating their actions with guns in Iraq and Syria group Islamic State, also control the capital – Tripoli, turf and other settlements.

Over the weekend, the LDF managed to knock the “Ansar Al-Shari’a” from their headquarters, which was located at a local university, and on the eve of a command of the army said that troops control most of Benghazi. Support pro-government forces have militias who opposed the extremists. Advancing troops actively apply aviation.

Earlier in connection with the loss of their positions leaders of radical forces in eastern Libya announced a general mobilization in the ranks of his supporters. Ordinary soldiers ordered to immediately contact their commanders, and to be in the location of their troops.

In addition, fierce battles continue unabated for over a week on the southern outskirts of Tripoli in the area of ​​human settlements Kikla, El Kala and Aziziyah. Formation of “Dawn of Libya,” there confront troops “Al kaak” and “Savaik” of the powerful “Zintanskoy team” who are ardent opponents of the Islamists and actively support haftarovtsev. On Monday, the aircraft carried out several attacks on Islamist positions on the road leading to the withholding of the international airport of the capital.

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