Pro-government Libyan forces, who are backed by locals, arrange a mannequin as a decoy against snipers during clashes in the streets with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi in this December 28, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) - First a suicide bomber kills three Libyan soldiers at a checkpoint in the eastern city of Benghazi. When the army sends in reinforcements, Islamist fighters holed up in nearby buildings open fire, killing six more.
It is a typical day for forces loyal to Libya's official government fighting Islamist groups in the city.
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