Libyan Army Liberates Eastern Benghazi City After Years of fighting with Islamists

The head of the self-styled Libyan Army says his forces have liberated the eastern Benghazi city after years of fighting with Islamists.

Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar informs that the city now enters a new era of security, peace and reconciliation.

His announcement comes after bloody battles this week in Benghazi’s Sabri district in which dozens of Libyan Army fighters and various local Islamist militants lost their lives.

The victory if confirmed will mark a major advance for the one-time commander in the army of late Muammar Gaddafi.