At least 12 people were killed in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Wednesday as Forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar stepped up offensive against Islamist militias to recapture the strategic city.
Haftar’s forces reportedly entered Benghazi from eastern and southern fronts and took over a major military camp of the militant Ansar al-Shariah group, Meanwhile, the Egyptian presidency has denied reports that the country’s air force is taking part in air strikes against militant positions in Libya.
Libya’s air force chief Saqr al-Jaroushi also denied the reports, saying: “Egypt and its leadership respect Libya’s airspace and its borders and never breached it.”Haftar had announced he was ready to “liberate” the flashpoint eastern city, which has been besieged by an Islamist militia known as the “February 17 Martyrs Brigade” among others.
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