“Libya’s Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia has said that it seized complete control of Benghazi late on Wednesday, declaring the city an ‘Islamic emirate,’ the group’s representative said. Ansar al-Sharia is blacklisted by the United States over its alleged role in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, eastern Libya.”
Source: Benghazi declared ‘Islamic emirate’ by militants – Al Arabiya News