(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Daesh militant group on Wednesday claimed responsibility for artillery shelling, which killed three children in Libya's eastern Benghazi city.
Three brothers were killed on Tuesday after an artillery shell struck their neighborhood overnight in Benghazi's Baloun district.
Daesh posted images of gunmen firing shells toward the city.
The Tobruk-based House of Representatives, for its part, condemned the attack and called on army troops "to decisively win the battle" against Daesh.
For over seven months, forces loyal to Libya's internationally-recognized House of Representatives € based in the eastern city of Tobruk € have been clashing with Islamist militias in several Libyan cities, including Benghazi.
Since the ouster and death of Libyan strongman Muammar Gaddafi in late 2011, rival militias have often locked horns, frequently bringing violence to Libya's main cities, including capital Tripoli and the eastern city of Benghazi.
The sharp divisions have yielded two rival seats of government, each of which has its own institutions.
Two assemblies currently vie for legislative authority: the Tobruk-based House of Representatives and the General National Congress, which € even though its mandate ended last year € continues to convene in capital Tripoli.
The two parliaments support two rival governments respectively headquartered in the two cities.
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