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Libya army declares no fly zone over Benghazi
May 17, 2014
The Libyan army imposed a no fly zone over Benghazi today in a direct challenge to a retired general who has been using airpower to press a campaign against Islamist militants there.
Khalifa Haftar, who lived in exile in the United States before returning home to lead ground forces in the 2011 NATO-backed uprising that toppled Muammar Gaddafi, heads what he calls a "National Army".