Eastern Libyan forces foil rival faction's advance on oil ports -officials

Benghazi Defence Brigades believed to be behind attacks.
By Ayman al-Warfalli
Eastern Libyan forces said they thwarted an attempted advance on some of Libya’s major oil ports on Wednesday, hitting a rival faction with air strikes and capturing some of its commanders.
The violence raised the prospect of a fresh struggle for control of the oil ports and for overall power between the many armed factions in anarchic Libya that have competed with each other in shifting alliances since a 2011 uprising.
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Source: uk.reuters.com

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