Sources say that he was Mahmoud Kamel who joined Ansar al-Sharia
...a Salafist militia which claims it is not part of al-Qaeda, even though it works about the same and for the same ends. There are groups of the same name in Libyaand Yemen, with the Libyan versions currently most active. Tunisia's Shabaab al-Tawhid started out an Ansar al-Sharia and changed its name in early 2014. It still uses the old name now and then, probably because the stationery's not all used up and the web site hasn't expired yet...
in Benghazi in December 2013 and took the nom de guerre Abu Rabiei al-Muhajir.
There have been press reports today that Benghazi krazed killer leader Wissam Ben Hamid is not in fact dead. Ansar al-Sharia front man Naizar Jalal Atwier reportedly told his Libyan National Army captors yesterday that Ben Hamid had been killed in an
Sources in the Benghazi Revolutionaries’ Shoura Council were quoted by the Libyan Express saying that Ben Hamid was alive and well and still fighting in Benghazi.
Meanwhile the front man for the Bunyan Marsous
...(al-Bunyan al-Marsous, Solid Base) An operation carried out by Misratan forces loyal to the Libyan Goverenment of National Accord to dislodge ISIS forces from Sirte. 2,500 turbans were reported killed in the operation, which lasted from May through December.GNA's Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj officially announced the end of military operations on 18 December 2016...
operation, Brigadier Mohammed al-Ghasri has said on television LNA chief Khalifa Hafter had colluded in the escape of IS from Benghazi. Ghasri said that he had information that clearly showed that Hafter had facilitated the withdrawal of the Death Eaters from the city to Bani Walid. He did not reveal any details.
However,
corruption finds a dozen alibis for its evil deeds...
LNA forces have yet to occupy the remaining Benghazi terrorist enclaves of Ganfouda, Sabri and Suq al-Hut where, according to the BRSC statement, Ben Hamid is still fighting and has not apparently taken advantage of any deal struck with Hafter.