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Clashes between Islamists, rivals in Libya kill 31

By Maamoun Youssef
Published September 2, 2014 3:03pm ET
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Clashes between Islamists, rivals in Libya kill 31
CAIRO (AP) — Fierce clashes in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said Tuesday. The fighting erupted late on Monday, with forces and fighter jets belonging to Gen. Khalifa Hifter pounding positions of Islamist militias […]

CAIRO (AP) — Fierce clashes in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi between Islamist militiamen and rival forces loyal to a renegade general have killed 31 fighters on both sides, a security official said Tuesday.

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