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There were clashes on 3 May in the town of Zillah, 400 kilometres south east of Sirte, between forces said to linked to the Libyan National Army and those of Ziyad Belaam, the leader of Benghazis Omar Mukhtar Brigade. Reports circulated of air strikes against the LNA forces. According to a Misratan official, the clashes did not involve the mainstream LNA. He claimed that the Omar Mukhtar Brigade had targeted fighters from the Sudanese rebel Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) which was now working with the LNA and who had moved into the area. Following fighting, the Omar Mukhtar Brigade pulled back but had managed to capture 10 vehicles from JEM. |
