Screenshot of one of Volcano’s music videos

Achraf, alias Volcano, drops a beat amidst still-smouldering rubble. As bullets whizz past, he continues to rap. His goal? To inspire courage in the young people fighting jihadist groups on the frontlines of war-torn Benghazi, Libya.In the vicious conflict tearing Libya apart, Volcano chose to fight with the soldiers supporting the internationally-recognized government in Tobruk, which is currently trying to re-take Benghazi from the jihadist group Ansar al-Sharia. But guns aren’t the only weapon Volcano brings into battle. He also shoots music videos on the frontlines.Volcano shot this music video in war-torn Benghazi last March.This excerpt from Volcano’s song has been translated from Arabic:"My people, don’t be afraid, Operation Dignity has prevailed (…),Thanks to Benghazi’s citizens – people who don’t know the meaning of cowardice,Tripoli, El Bayda, Tobruk, all these cities are revolting (…)Libya, your children are rising up against the scum of humanity,Navy, military, police, traffic cops,All your men have made sacrificesThey all gave us martyrs, and, thanks to God, the wounded will be healed”