BENGHAZI: Islamist groups seized the headquarters of the Libyan army's special forces in Benghazi after several days of heavy fighting, military officials and the Islamists said Wednesday.

An Islamist and jihadist alliance announced the capture Tuesday of the main military base in the eastern Libyan city in a statement. An army official confirmed this.

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