A spokesman for Libya’s powerful paramilitary based in the eastern city of Benghazi says its troops are launching an operation “to cleanse” the country’s south of Islamic militants and criminals. Ahmed al-Mesmari of the self-styled Libyan National Army that answers to Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said on Tuesday that the operations aims to “eliminate gangs, Islamic State terrorists and criminals” in the south, AP reports. He said the operation will also try and stem illegal migrants from sub-Saharan Africa, describing it as an “international problem.” The UN recently deplored deteriorating security in southern Libya.
Source : RT - Daily news
Paramilitary force launches op ‘to cleanse’ southern Libya of Islamic militants, gangs
Paramilitary force launches op ‘to cleanse’ southern Libya of Islamic militants, gangs
