13 of Haftar’s forces and two IS terrorists killed in the IS withdrawal from Benghazi

Thirteen of Khalifa Haftar’s forces and two IS militants were killed as IS militants were pulling out of Sabri neighbourhood in Benghazi on Thursday, according to media sources.
The sources added that two IS militants were also captured by the Haftar’s forces when they clashed with the IS radicals on the outskirts of Sabri area.
“Other clashes took place on the other escape route from which IS radicals pulled out of Benghazi – Ganfudah – leading to the killing of a number of IS and Operation Dignity fighters.
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