BENGHAZI: Islamist militias in the eastern Libyan town of Derna say they have formed a new coalition ahead of an expected assault by pro-government forces.
“Everybody saw what happened in Benghazi: disaster; institutions destroyed; houses demolished; mosques and universities burned by the criminal hands of Haftar’s supporters,” said the newly formed Mujahedeen Shura Council.
Forces loyal to former general Khalifa Haftar and Abdullah Al Thani, Libya’s internationally recognised prime minister, are fighting to wrest full control of Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi from Islamist militants.
In its statement issued late on Friday, the Mujahedeen Shura Council called on everyone in Derna to join the new coalition.
It also addressed Islamist fighters in Benghazi, saying: “We are with you in the war against the criminal Haftar and his soldiers”.
AFP
