Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which an**unced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy. "The groups acting under the names of Fajr Libya (Lbyan Dawn) and Ansar al-Sharia are terrorist groups and outlaws that are rising up against the legitimate powers," parliament said in a statement issued on Saturday night. Fajr Libya is a coalition of Islamist militias, mainly from Misrata, east of the capital, while Ansar al-Sharia, which Washington also brands a terrorist group, controls around 80 percent of the eastern city of Benghazi. Fajr Libya said Saturday it had captured Tripoli's battered international airport from nationalist militiamen.
08-24-2014, 10:32 PM
Islamists branded 'terrorists' after fall of Tripoli airport
Libya's elected parliament has branded as "terrorists" the Islamist militias which an**unced their seizure of Tripoli airport after a weeks-long battle and are challenging its legitimacy. "The groups acting under the names of Fajr Libya (Lbyan Dawn) and Ansar al-Sharia are terrorist groups and outlaws that are rising up against the legitimate powers," parliament said in a statement issued on Saturday night. Fajr Libya is a coalition of Islamist militias, mainly from Misrata, east of the capital, while Ansar al-Sharia, which Washington also brands a terrorist group, controls around 80 percent of the eastern city of Benghazi. Fajr Libya said Saturday it had captured Tripoli's battered international airport from nationalist militiamen.
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