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A Libyan man is seen at a fire at the extremist Ansar al-Sharia headquarters. (AFP)
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In this Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, Libyan military soldiers fire their weapons during clashes with Islamic militias in Benghazi. (AP Photo/Mohammed El-Sheikhy, File)
Bombs kill 40 in Libya in apparent revenge for Egyptian air strikes
Benghazi, Reuters—Three car bombs ripped through the eastern Libyan city of Qubbah on Friday, killing 40 people and wounding 70 in what officials described as a revenge attack for Egyptian air strikes on Islamist militant targets. There was no immediate claim of...Caption:
Houthi rebels in police uniform search cars at a checkpoint in Sana’a on November 4, 2014. (Reuters/Khaled Abdullah)
Yemen’s Houthis using apartments as makeshift prisons: source
Sana’a, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Houthi movement is using residential apartments as secret prisons in several cities in Yemen, including the capital, Sana’a, and the northwestern town of Amran, a source told Asharq Al-Awsat, as fighting continued in the north between the...Caption:
An image taken from a video by the official media outlet of Ansar Al-Sharia allegedly shows their militants during a battle in Benghazi. (AFP Photo/al-Raya Media Foundation/HO)
UN impose sanctions on Libya’s Ansar Al-Sharia
United Nations, AP—The UN Security Council imposed sanctions Tuesday on the Libyan Islamist militant group Ansar Al-Sharia, which took part in the 2012 attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, for its ties to Al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups. The council committee...Caption:
File photo of Libya Shield commander Wissam Bin Hamid Bin Hamid. (Asharq Al-Awsat)