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An armoured vehicle is seen after fighting between Libyan special forces and ex-rebel fighters of the Benghazi Shura Council in Benghazi | ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive 2005 -2017
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An armoured vehicle is seen after fighting between Libyan special forces and ex-rebel fighters of the Benghazi Shura Council in the eastern city of Benghazi July 30, 2014. On Wednesday, the eastern city of Benghazi was also quieter after Islamist fighters and allied militia forces overran a special forces army base in the city in a major blow to a military campaign against Islamist militants there. The self-declared Benghazi Shura Council forces, which includes former rebels and militants from al Qaeda-linked Ansar al-Sharia, took over the base on Tuesday after fighting involving rockets and warplanes that killed at least 30 people. REUTERS/Stringer (LIBYA – Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS)