Islamist fighters and militants overran a major Libyan
army base in the eastern city of
Benghazi on Tuesday
after a fierce
battle involving rockets and warplanes in which at least 30 people were killed. Special
forces troops had to abandon their main camp in southeast
Benghazi after coming under sustained attack from a coalition of
Islamist fighters and militias, military
officials and residents said. "We have withdrawn from the
army base after heavy shelling," Saiqa Special
forces official Fadel Al-Hassi told Reuters. A special
forces spokesman confirmed
Islamist fighters had taken over the base.
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