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LIBYA. Mujahideen of Supporters of Sharia declare Islamic Emirate
8/1/2014 1:54:38 AM
Libya's Mujahideen group Ansar al-Sharia/Supporters of Sharia (SS) has said that it seized complete control of Benghazi late on Wednesday, declaring the city an Islamic Emirate, the group's representative said, reports al-Arabiya.
Ansar al-Sharia is blacklisted by the United States over its alleged role in an attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, eastern Libya.
An official representative for the Mujahideen 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 puppet pro-Western army general denied the group's claims.
"The national Libyan army is in control of Benghazi and only withdrew from certain positions for tactical reasons", Haftar told Al Arabiya News Channel.
"The claim that Benghazi is under the control of militias is a lie", he said.
Their announcement comes following two days of fighting in which Islamic fighters and allied militiamen overran an army base in the city.
Al Arabiya's correspondent in Libya reported that Islamic groups had seized the headquarters of the Libyan army's Special Forces in Benghazi late on Tuesday following heavy fighting.
Turkey's Anadolu news agency quoted Talal bin Harir, a Benghazi Shura Council member, as saying that the Islamic fighters were in control of the army base.
Several foreign states have withdrawn their citizens and diplomats from the state.
Department of Monitoring
Kavkaz Center
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