Khalid Haftar’s Libyan National Army claimed that it now controls about 80 percent of Benghazi, after clashes and airstrikes that included bombing the former Crown Prince’s palace in the Fuwayhat area, which Ansar al Sharia was using as a headquarters. Medics reported that at least 20 people have been killed and 67 wounded, including civilians, in the clashes in Benghazi alone. Another 18 people were wounded in fighting in al-Marj, east of Benghazi. France’s Special Envoy to Libya warned of Libya’s “complicated and potentially dangerous situation” and emphasized France’s belief that the UN has an important role to play in Libya.
