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Четирима загинаха при протести в Бенгази Бенгази преживя нова нощ на сблъсъци. Този път - пред базата на салафистката групировка Ансар Аш-Шария, за която се предполага, че стои зад нападението на американското консулство в града. При инцидента в нощта на 11 септември загинаха посланикът на САЩ в Либия и още трима дипломати.Четирима души загинаха и 34 бяха ранени в сблъсъците, съобщиха днес от болниците в Бенгази. През нощта десетки стотици демонстранти нападнаха две бази на въоръжените милиции на "Ансар Аш-Шария" и една на бригадата "Абу Салим". Барикадиралите се в щаба на Ансар Аш-Шария отначало стреляли с картечници по демонстрантите, които скандирали лозунги срещу милициите. Акцията прилича на координирано действие на протестиращи и либийската полиция и армията, коментира агенция Ройтерс. Целта е да бъдат разоръжени ислямистките милиции в града. В петък около 30 хиляди души участваха в демонстрациите под надслов "Ден за спасение на Бенгази". За тази проява изглежда има две причини. Едната е нападението срещу американското консулство, което се смята, че е дело на ислямисти близки до "Ал Кайда". Другата е засилвщото се безпокойство заради нарастващата безконтролност по места на въоръжените милиции, които често изземат инициативата от властта. Наред с хилядите, които се обявиха против въоръжените милиции, имаше и няколкостотин души, които пък подкрепяха "Ансар Аш-Шария". Говорител на групировката днес каза, че те са напуснали базата си в Бенгази "за да запазят сигурността в града".
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At least 11 people died and dozens were wounded, in clashes that broke out when police, government soldiers, and activists stormed the main headquarters of Ansar al-Sharia, which has been accused of, but denied, involvement in the murder of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans last week in Benghazi, in a coordinated sweep. According to Libyan national radio, on Friday night hundreds of demonstrators managed to expel members of the Salafist group "Ansar al-Sharia,"which has established the barracks in the center of Benghazi. With chants such as "Libya, Libya," "No more al-Qaida!" and "The blood we shed for freedom shall not go in vain!," the demonstrators entered the barracks, which was ransacked, looted and burned. An AFP correspondent said that clashes erupted between the two sides and lasted for two hours before the brigade moved out of their base. Demonstrators pulled down militia flags and set a vehicle on fire inside what was once the base of former leader Muammar Gaddafi's security forces, who tried to put down the first protests that sparked 2011's uprising. As protesters left Ansar al-Sharia's headquarters, the crowd swelled, reaching thousands as it headed toward the Islamists' military base, which was shared with another militia group. Later a firefight erupted between a group which is under the authority of the Ministry of Defence and the Islamists, which led to, at least 11 people dying with dozens wounded in the fighting. Libyan authorities then warned against the "chaos" and called the demonstrators "illegitimate." For his part, the president of the national congress, Mohamed Magarief, called on the protesters and the armed groups not to resort to violence. He also called on protesters to differentiate between the unofficial militias and the real revolutionary brigades, which helped secure the city and are authorized to do so by the government, the Tripoli Post reported. It is worth mentioning that, during the day, tens of thousands of Libyans demonstrators had marched in Benghazi on Friday, in support of democracy and against the Islamist militias. At the same time, demonstrators paid tribute to Ambassador Stevens and the other Americans killed in the Sept. 11 assault on the U.S. Consulate there. Washington now says the assault was a terrorist attack. Moreover, on Saturday Ansar al-Sharia said, it had evacuated its bases in Benghazi, in the interest of security. Spokesman of Ansar al-Sharia, Yousef al-Jehani, said: "The commander of the battalion gave orders to members to evacuate their premises and hand them over to the people of Benghazi. "We respect the views of the people of Benghazi, and to preserve security in the city we evacuated the premises," he added. Opinion: Al-Qaida in Libya is weak, not as strong as it is in Somalia or in Algeria, for this, the withdrawal of "Ansar al-Sharia" supporters from their base is a tactical action, it does not mean they're done with Libya, but they might join the Libyan army. I think that behind this tactic is evaluation of the organization and practicing work in a less populated area. Maybe not everyone is aware that the people of Benghazi, apart from all Libya, are more civilized and educated, hence the existence of an organization linked to al-Qaida among them is unwelcomed, and they will fight it by all means. Apparently the leaders of Libya, despite their loyalty to America, felt the danger of the U.S. presence, so as to fight al-Qaida in Libya. Therefore, the demonstrations will be repeated, in order to expel all those who support or contact al Qaida outside Libya, even if they hold Libyan nationality. The world knows and even America is sure but turned a blind eye to the fact that of the ones who fought Feb. 17 to eliminate Gaddafi, most were al-Qaida members and others were imprisoned in Guantanamo, but because the goal of everybody was greater than the search for al-Qaida, this topic was ignored and today, apparently, the day of judgement came. As of now, there is no proof that al-Qaida has a hand in the attack on the U.S. Consulate and the killing of the U.S. ambassador in addition to three other Americans, despite assurances of the U.S. administration on this regard. Actually, no real evidence proves involvement of al-Qaida in this attack. This indicates that there is another goal to be acheived out of the U.S. military presence in Libya which might develop to arrival of NATO. The question is whether we will see Afghanistan's scenario once again? Sources: http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/20 http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/09/2 Or add related content to this report News Stories | Blogs | Images | Videos | Comments