Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
Libyan National Army troops commanded by General Khalifa Haftar entered the Al Quarsha district of Benghazi on April 24, 2016 after capturing the area from ISIS, one of the last strongholds of Islamic State in the western part of the city.
February 28, 2016
Benghazi, Libya
Fighters of the Zawiya Martyrs Battalion, backed by the Libyan Army and other militias loyal to General Khalifa Haftar, clash with ISIS fighters in the Assabiri area in western Benghazi. It is one of the last areas in Benghazi where ISIS fighters still have positions.
The Libyan Army led by Haftar and loyal militias were able to retake control over vast areas of Benghazi and drive ISIS fighters to leave the positions.
The aftermath of airstrikes in the Libyan town of Zuwarah.
Large food supplies were destroyed and infrastructure severely damaged when missiles landed on a warehouse for food storage and a chemical factory.
At least eight people were killed and 24 others wounded, including 10 African workers.
These airstrikes were carried out on December 2 by the forces of retired General Khalifa Haftar, who are trying to recapture areas in east Libya from Islamist rebels. Another wave of airstrikes, 10
days later, targeted areas in Zuwarah’s outskirts near the border with Tunisia.
Residents also expressed their anger that General Haftar’s attacks are harming civilians.
Rebel leaders accused Egypt of providing Haftar’s forces with warplanes used in the attacks.
The recent series of airstrikes also targeted a rebel-held international airport in in the outskirts of Tripoli. The spokesman of the rebel security force that controls the airport said that the bombings
were carried out during two consecutive days. According to the spokesman, the attacks targeted the airport’s runway, causing minor injuries and damaging civilian homes near the airport.
A bloody conflict has pitted two Libyan governments against each other since August. The country is torn between militias that were once united to oust dictator Muammar Qaddafi.
Despite recent United Nations mediation to broker a peace accord, fighting between the warring factions continues to weaken this fragile country. The prosperity to which Libyans have long aspired seem to many like a far-fetched hope.
Shot list:
2 M/S of a destroyed warehouse
C/S of food bags
M/S and C/S of a burnt truck
Various shots from the hospital
Various shots from Zuwarah Square
Various shots of streets of Tripoli
Various shots of destroyed houses near Mitiga International Airport
Various shots from inside the Mitiga International Airport
SOUNDBITE
(Arabic, man) Unnamed employee
(00:30) We were working normally at the offices when were caught by surprise by missiles falling on the warehouses, killing 8 persons and wounding 14 others. These warehouses provided food supplies from Sabrata to Ras Jdair (00:54).
(Arabic, man) Issa al-Mansuri, a resident of Zuwarah
(01:39) We condemn these bombings by Haftar’s air force. They are targeting civilians and innocent foreigners who have nothing to do with [this conflict]. These airstrikes are destroying infrastructure and will not solve the problem. We want a ceasefire by any possible means, we do not want airstrikes in addition to the fighting. We have enough weapons to hold war on different front lines and they are bringing in weapons and pilots from abroad. How will they solve the problem this way? (02:05).
(Arabic, man) Mubarak al-Nayli, resident of Tripoli
(02:48) Life in Tripoli is relatively stable but certain armed groups are breaching security by bombing indiscriminately (03:01).
(03:07) This has [scared] school children and caused a fuel shortage, and we faced a shortage in electricity, too, but it is fixed now (03:18).
(Arabic, man) Unnamed resident of Tripoli
(03:46) Instead of bombing military bases, [Haftar] is targeting the homes of civilians who have nothing to do with military action (04:04).
(Arabic, man) Al-Sader al-Turki, Spokesperson of rebel security unit at Mitiga Airport
(04:48) The airstrikes carried out by the so-called Haftar’s group did not affect our morale. These warplanes do not belong to the Libyan air force; they were brought from another country (05:13).
October 19, 2014
Benghazi, Libya
The Libyan Army continues its "al-Karama" military operations in Benghazi, led by former General Khalifa Haftar, to expel Islamic militants from the city. The video shows air strikes by planes, loyal to Haftar, bombing militant positions in Kanfouda and al-Qawarsha. Supported by the Libyan Army, General Haftar launched the offensive on Wednesday to drive the militants out of the Libyan capital Benghazi.
August 4, 2014
Benghazi, Libya
Parents at the Benghazi Medical Center, BMC, try to identify the bodies of their relatives, after Benghazi residents volunteered to transfer the bodies of civilians, militants and special forces soldiers, out of al-Saeeka compound in the eastern town of Abu Atni.
The deadly clashes that erupted in al-Saeeka compound, between Islamic militants from Ansar al-Shariaa fighting with Libya Shield Forces against government special forces belonging to General Khalifa Haftar, ended today with the withdrawal of government forces.
June 11, 2014
Benghazi, Libya
Video shows damage after a suicide car bomb targeted a police checkpoint in the Berses district of eastern Benghazi.