Libya general vows to recapture Benghazi in month

‘The army chief of Libya’s internationally recognized government in Tobruk says his forces will retake the major city of Benghazi from rival militants in a matter of a month.

General Khalifa Haftar on Monday promised that it would take just a single month for his forces to recapture Benghazi, Libya’s second largest city, which has been under the control of militants for months.

“Operations in the city of Benghazi will end before the middle of next month,” said Haftar, who is currently based in al-Marj, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) northeast of Benghazi, adding, “We will end in very little time the presence of the enemy in the region.”’

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