Airstrikes by General Haftar’s forces hit Islamist targets in Benghazi, including a February 17 militia base and an Ansar al Sharia base in Gwarsha; military operations by Haftar’s forces are ongoing in the city. Ansar al Sharia’s Benghazi commander, Mohammed Al-Zahawi, called Haftar’s Dignity Campaign a “war against Islam” and said Ansar al Sharia would decide when it ended. A policeman was gunned down in Derna. The US warned its citizens to leave Libya immediately and has reduced staff at the embassy to the minimum.
