In Benghazi, Islamist fighters from Ansar al Sharia and the February 17 Battalion continued to clash with the forces of Operation Dignity and allied government forces; at least 36 people were killed and 65 wounded in fighting over the past two days. A rocket hit a house in Tripoli, killing 23 Egyptian workers. A Syrian man was killed and three Libyans were injured when an arms depot blew up in Khoms as weapons were being transferred to the Central Shield Brigade in Tripoli. Water, electricity, and fuel shortages are occurring in both Tripoli and Benghazi due to the ongoing clashes. The US evacuated its staff from the embassy in Tripoli yesterday.
