Libya: 5 soldiers killed and 25 missing in clashes between army and Majlis al-Shura islamist group in Benghazi
Militias fighting with Islamist groups in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi have captured up to 25 soldiers and killed five others, according to an army commander in the city.
Special forces commander Fadhil al-Hasi told Reuters that fighters from Majlis al-Shura, a Misrata-linked militia coalition including the powerful Ansar al-Sharia, had attacked an army checkpoint, killing five.
“25 soldiers are missing”, he said, saying they had probably been abducted during the attack.
A police officer, Anwar al-Misrati, was assassinated in the city on Wednesday, when unknown militants fired a volley of shots at him.