How nice -- another Islamic emirate.
Benghazi declared Islamic emirate by militants
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Libyas Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia has said that it seized complete control of Benghazi late on Wednesday, declaring the city an Islamic emirate, the groups representative said.
Ansar al-Sharia is blacklisted by the United States over its alleged role in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, eastern Libya.
An official representative for the armed group told a local radio channel that Benghazi is now under its control.
Benghazi has now become an Islamic emirate, said Mohammed al-Zahawi, the spokesman, to Radio Tawhid.
However, Khalifa Haftar, a retired, renegade former army general who earlier this year launched a self-declared campaign to clear the city of Islamist militants, denied the groups claims.
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http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/31/Libya-s-Ansar-al-Sha
Benghazi declared Islamic emirate by militants
By Staff writer | Al Arabiya News
Thursday, 31 July 2014
Libyas Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia has said that it seized complete control of Benghazi late on Wednesday, declaring the city an Islamic emirate, the groups representative said.
Ansar al-Sharia is blacklisted by the United States over its alleged role in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, eastern Libya.
An official representative for the armed group told a local radio channel that Benghazi is now under its control.
Benghazi has now become an Islamic emirate, said Mohammed al-Zahawi, the spokesman, to Radio Tawhid.
However, Khalifa Haftar, a retired, renegade former army general who earlier this year launched a self-declared campaign to clear the city of Islamist militants, denied the groups claims.
Continue reading at:
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2014/07/31/Libya-s-Ansar-al-Sha
