Mohamed Zahawi, the head of Ansar al Sharia’s Benghazi brigade, warned the US against intervening in Libya on the side of Haftar Khalifa’s forces. The EU’s envoy said terrorist groups in the east, particularly Ansar al Sharia, pose a threat that extends beyond Libya’s borders. Haftar’s forces said they destroyed Islamist weapons stockpiles in Sidi Faraj in Benghazi but that Ansar al Sharia has regrouped in the city. Three Saiqa special forces members and a student are missing in Benghazi after three kidnappings on May 23. The severed head of a student who had challenged the Islamic Army in Derna was found in a mosque. A kidnapped Libyan diplomat was released in Derna after a ransom was paid. The GNC asked caretaker Prime Minister al Thinni to remain in office, after the Justice Ministry said the election of Prime Minister Maetig was invalid. Assailants fired grenades at Maetig’s home last night. A group called Ajnad al-Khilafah claimed a May 25 car bombing outside the Tobruk military base and warned of further attacks against supporters of Hafter’s campaign, saying “the fields of jihad experienced us in the East and the West.”
