Two Libyan elite soldiers were killed and three others injured in an operation, spokesman of the special forces in Benghazi colonel Milad al-Zowi told MENA Sunday.

The soldiers were shot during while carrying out an operation against terrorist groups in Benghazi.

Following the ouster of colonel Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, militias expanded in numbers, filling in the gap while Libya struggled with weak military and police forces.

Source: MENA