Libya: '40 decapitated heads' uncovered in Benghazi
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The Libyan army has discovered 40 decapitated heads while combing the area of Bouatni in Benghazi, days after it seized back a military base in the Libyan city from Islamist fighters.
The decomposed heads have been put in refrigerators to allow medical tests for identification, according to a report on Libyan newspaper Qurynan. It is unclear if the incident is related to recent fighting or dates back to the Muammar Gaddafi era.
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The country's special forces, supported by general Khalifa Haftar, attacked Islamists in the city in mid-October with the purpose to retake it after Benghazi fell to militants last summer. The Libyan troops conquered the army camp, on a road to the airport outside Benghazi and nearby offices belonging to state mobile operator al-Madar.
But fighting against Islamist forces is still ongoing in other parts of the country, with the Islamic State (Isis) claiming attacks on institutions and the army.
Last month, IS-linked members launched an assault at a luxury hotel in Tripoli, killing three security guards, five foreigners and a hostage.
More recently, a local radio in Sirte was stormed by IS supporters and started broadcasting the group's propaganda, according to reports.
#Libya: #IS fighters have taken over radio station in #Sirte http://t.co/EG7uiwERXz pic.twitter.com/0T7cXi16Kp
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A report on the IS English-language magazine, Dabiq, also allegedly showed pictures of 21 Coptic Egyptian who were kidnapped by IS-linked militants in December. The kidnapped Egyptians are pictured in orange jumpsuits and handcuffed while they are being escorted by black-clad and knife-wielding militants in a Libyan beach near Tripoli.
The report says the men, called "Coptic crusaders" have been abducted to avenge the purported kidnapping of Muslim women by the Egyptian Orthodox church.
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