Islamic State's Setback in Libya Bolsters Defiant General
- Libyan general scored success over jihadist group in Benghazi
- Streets still littered with booby-traps, children can't return
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Army engineers defused three bombs hidden by Islamic State militants in Ibrahim Mohamed’s home before letting him enter. One was concealed in his mother’s favorite chair.
“I didn’t take anything with me as I thought I’d only be gone for a day or two,” the 39-year-old said as he wiped footprints from photographs discarded by jihadists who used his three-story house as a hideout during 18 months of fighting in Libya’s Benghazi. “It seems they experienced the same feeling during their last moments in my home.”