The Islamist-allied militia group in control of Libya's capital has
"secured" a US Embassy residential compound there, more than a month
after American personnel evacuated from the country over ongoing
fighting, one of its commanders said on Sunday.
A video posted online surfaced on Sunday showing men playing in a pool at the compound and jumping into it from the roof. Voice heard in the video identified it as the US Embassy compound.
An Associated Press journalist walked through the compound Sunday after the Dawn of Libya, an umbrella group for Islamist militias, invited onlookers inside.
Some windows at the compound had been broken, but it appeared most of the equipment there remained untouched. The journalist saw treadmills, food, televisions and computers still inside.
On July 26, US diplomats evacuated the compound and the capital to neighbouring Tunisia under a US military escort as fighting between rival militias intensified.
The State Department said embassy operations would be suspended until the security situation improved.
The fighting prompted diplomats and thousands of Tripoli residents to flee.
A video posted online surfaced on Sunday showing men playing in a pool at the compound and jumping into it from the roof. Voice heard in the video identified it as the US Embassy compound.
An Associated Press journalist walked through the compound Sunday after the Dawn of Libya, an umbrella group for Islamist militias, invited onlookers inside.
Some windows at the compound had been broken, but it appeared most of the equipment there remained untouched. The journalist saw treadmills, food, televisions and computers still inside.
On July 26, US diplomats evacuated the compound and the capital to neighbouring Tunisia under a US military escort as fighting between rival militias intensified.
The State Department said embassy operations would be suspended until the security situation improved.
The fighting prompted diplomats and thousands of Tripoli residents to flee.
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