The al Sharia fighters attack a base belonging to a Libyan army unit loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar . Without Libyan government support , Haftar is attacking Benghazi Islamist groups . He says his Benghazi campaign is a war to purge Libya of extremist ##s . Jihadist group leader accuses him of plotting against Libya , warns him not to back him .
Ansar al Sharia fighters attack a base belonging to a Libyan army unit loyal to Gen. Khalifa Haftar . Without Libyan government consent , Haftar is attacking Benghazi Islamist groups . He says his Benghazi campaign is a war to purge Libya of extremist groups . Jihadist group leader accuses him of war against Islam , warns U.S. not to back him .