AMMAN – Lying in a hospital bed flanked by two compatriots who were injured during the ongoing violence in Libya, Hani Mustafa said he hopes his injury will improve after receiving treatment in Jordan.

“I had shrapnel and bullets in my leg. I received primary treatment in Libya, but still need surgery,” the 37-year-old Libyan told The Jordan Times late Tuesday, adding that he was injured in Benghazi when the revolution against Muammar Qadhafi’s regime started in February.

Despite the injuries Mustafa encouraged the rebels “to keep going until we achieve victory”.

He added that his doctors in the capital’s Israa Hospital said his post-operative treatment will take 10 to 14 days.

Mustafa is one of 32 Libyans who arrived in Amman on Sunday to receive treatment in the Kingdom, both in military and private hospitals which are members of Private Hospitals Association (PHA).

“We decided to provide treatment to 100 Libyans who were injured during the revolution,” PHA President Awni Bashir said in a press conference late Tuesday.

He noted that the first batch of patients was transported from Libya to Amman by Royal Jordanian Air Force planes.