An Egyptian jihadist captured in Libya and returned to Cairo was put on trial again Tuesday over five terror attacks, including one for which he has already received a death sentence in absentia, according to local media. Authorities have also linked Ashmawy with high-profile attacks including a 2013 assassination attempt on then-interior minister Mohamed Ibrahim and the 2015 killing of a top public prosecutor. Haftar, who is leading a military offensive against the UN-recognised government in Tripoli, seized the city of Derna last summer. A former officer with Egypt's special forces, Ashmawy was dismissed in 2012 over concerns about his religious views. Known by his nom de guerre "Abu Omar al-Muhajir", Ashmawy announced the formation of an al-Qaeda-aligned militant group al-Mourabitoun in Libya in July 2015.

Source: Libya Today June 26, 2019 02:26 UTC