...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn...
was the scene for fierce festivities that left 7 killed and 4 injured on Tuesday.
Jafara university, citing unrest, said study is suspended till next week, while education department in the area announced Thursday off for all students due the festivities.
The incident broke at night on Tuesday near the hospital in southern Zahraa town, where eyewitnesses said that the gunfire was opened in a cinematic manner on the scene.
"Fighters from Brigade 55 led by Moamar al-Dawi were sitting at the café when button men opened fire on them, killing seven immediately and leaving others injured." Eyewitnesses said.
Jafara security department has not yet identified the suspects, but said it is working on bringing them to justice.
Lack of security and real government presence in Wershiffana ‐ where Zahraa town is located ‐ is very weak, thus allowing gangs which are on the surface related to the interior ministry to control the district.
Some of those gangs are loyal to Presidential Council’s western military zone, others are led by Emad al-Trabelsi who identifies with the interior ministry, and the rest are loyal to the commander of the self-styled army Khalifa Haftar
...Self-proclaimed Field Marshal, served in the Libyan army under Muammar Qadaffy, and took part in the coup that brought Qadaffy to power in 1969. He became a prisoner of war in Chad in 1987. While held prisoner, he and his fellow officers formed a group hoping to overthrow Qadaffy. He was released around 1990 in a deal with the United States government and spent nearly two decades in the United States, gaining US citizenship. In 1993, while living in the United States, he was convicted in absentia of crimes against the Jamahiriya and sentenced to death. Haftar held a senior position in the anti-Qadaffy forces in the 2011 Libyan Civil War. In 2014 he was commander of the Libyan Army when the General National Congress (GNC) refused to give up power in accordance with its term of office. Haftar launched a campaign against the GNC and its Islamic fundamentalist allies. His campaign allowed elections to take place to replace the GNC, but then developed into a civil war. Guess you can't win them all....