Libyan warplanes have bombed bases of armed groups in Benghazi as
part of a self-declared campaign by a renegade former general to purge
the North African country of religious hardline militias.
A Reuters witness and an air force official in Benghazi said two jets
bombed a base belonging to the February 17th Brigade, one of the armed
groups operating in the eastern city, and an Ansar al-Sharia base in the
west of the city.
"Air raids targeted a camp of the February 17 Martyrs Brigades,
hitting it with two missiles," Ahmed al-Jazaoui, a former rebel, also
told the AFP news agency.
February 17 is one of the biggest and most powerful militias in
Benghazi. It had its origin during the uprising against longtime
dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011.
Libyan warplanes hit Benghazi bases - Africa - Al Jazeera English
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