On 16 May, retired Libyan army general, Khalifa Belqasim Haftar, and forces loyal to him, the self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA), led a military operation (Operation Dignity) against Islamist militia, including Ansar al-Sharia (AS), Rafallah al-Sahati and the February 17 Brigade, in Libya's eastern city of Benghazi. Haftar's forces included approximately 6,000 soldiers, supporting aircraft and heavy weaponry and focused on the al-Quwarsha, Sidi Faraj and al-Hawari areas of the city. By 17 May, at least 79 people had been killed and dozens more wounded. Haftar's forces later withdrew from Benghazi.
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