Fresh clashes broke out in Benghazi, Libya’s second-biggest city on Sunday after a rogue general launched a fresh assault on Islamist militants.
Tanks were seen on the streets and explosions could be heard throughout the day in Libya’s second-biggest city.
General Khalifa Haftar, who accuses the government of supporting terrorism, began an assault against Islamist fighters in the city last month.
The government in Tripoli says Gen Haftar has no authority to act, but several army units have joined him.
The BBC’s Rana Jawad in Tripoli says a battalion within one of the biggest rival militias has also defected to join the general…
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