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| Two killed in clashes at Mitiga as fighting closes airport |
| 2014-11-17 |
| [Libya Herald] Two Libya Dawn ...aka Fajr Libya, the Islamist operation launched to counter that of General Khalifa Haftar (Operation Dignity). It is made up of the Libya Shield militia (Misrata and Moslem Brotherhood), Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (Moslem Brotherhood), and Tripoli Brigade (close to Abdul Hakim Belhaj, head of Al-Watan party). Financing and moral support come from Turkey and Qatar... guards at Mitiga where killed during festivities in the early hours of this morning as fighting forced the closure of the airport with all flights currently suspended. The two Dawn militiamen, reportedly brothers, were killed because of their involvement in a Tajoura family feud, a resident from the area told the Libya Herald. |
| Posted by:Fred |