Witnesses: Islamist militia withdraws from Benghazi base
By REUTERS
LAST UPDATED: 09/22/2012 04:17
BENGHAZI, Libya - Libyan Ansar al-Sharia militia was swept from its final major military base in Benghazi in the early hours of Saturday after a mass popular uprising in support of the government, Reuters witnesses said.
Looters were carrying weapons out of the vacated compound, abandoned by fighters who left the heavily armed base.