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| Killings and kidnappings continue in Benghazi |
| 2014-07-13 |
| [Libya Herald] Two officers were killed in Benghazi over the last two days with another nine individuals kidnapped in the city in 24 hours on Thursday. Tawfiq Sheikhi, an army colonel, was shot and killed in the early hours of yesterday morning in the city's Hadaiq area. Residents in the district told the Libya Herald that he had been shot by assailants driving a back BMW. His body was taken to Benghazi Medical Centre (BMC). BMC has also reported the death of airforce colonel Ibrahim Dressi who was shot and killed in Benghazi's Salmani district after leaving Maghreb prayers on Thursday. A source the hospital said Dressi had been shot several times and was dead on arrival. The identity of his killers is unknown. Head of Saiqa Special Forces ...Libya's elite army unit, insofar as they have one, formed from a mixture of paratroopers and commandos. The group emerged from a militia with the same name in 2010. It now numbers a few thousand and reports to the Ministry of Defence. It deployed in Benghazi in an attempt to control the carnage. As a result, it has been attacked and several of its officers murdered. The force is popular in Benghazi for its stance against Ansar al-Sharia group... Investigations Unit Fadel Al-Hassi said that a total of nine people had been kidnapped in Benghazi on Thursday. He said the abductees included military and security services personnel, men and women. Other than the son of Major General Suleiman Obeidi, Mahmoud Obeidi, he would not disclose their names as a security precaution. A week ago, Hassi said 56 individuals including military personnel were being held following kidnappings in Benghazi. Forty-three were reported by Saiqa Special Forces two weeks ago. |
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| Posted by: Flineck Flusock4496 2014-07-13 18:58 |