Spokesman: Airstrikes target Libyan militias near oil field
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CAIRO -- A Libyan official says warplanes belonging to the country's east-based military have carried out at least nine airstrikes targeting Islamic militias near an oil field in central Libya.
Faisal Ahbale, a spokesman for the east-based forces, told The Associated Press on Friday that the airstrikes hit militias known as Bengahzi Defense Brigades. They are a mixture of Islamic militants and former rebels recently defeated in Benghazi, Libya's second largest city.
