location: Benghazi
notes: Benghazi witnessed some of its heaviest clashes in recent weeks when the LNA launched a fierce offensive on Ansar Al-Sharia, IS and their allies in a number of locations throughout the city. Two residents were killed in intense shelling, a soldier was killed by a sniper and another killed by shrapnel. Another soldier later died of wounds sustained during fighting on 24 March.
target_text: location: Benghazi, fatalities: 5