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Troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar, a retired general and former chief of staff for Moamer Kadhafi, pose for picture as they fight alongside the Libyan army in clashes with Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on December 16, 2014. Battles between the coalition of the army and forces loyal to Haftar against militia gunmen took place in several parts of the city but the army reportedly secured the area south-west of the city centre. AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA (Photo credit should read ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images)

Troops loyal to Khalifa Haftar, a retired general and former chief of staff for Moamer Kadhafi, pose for picture as they fight alongside the Libyan army in clashes with Islamist gunmen in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on December 16, 2014. Battles between the coalition of the army and forces loyal to Haftar against militia gunmen took place in several parts of the city but the army reportedly secured the area south-west of the city centre. AFP PHOTO / ABDULLAH DOMA        (Photo credit should read ABDULLAH DOMA/AFP/Getty Images)