Libya’s IS escapees clash with Tunisian forces at border city of Ben Guerdane, 5 killed
Ben Guerdane border city in Tunisia saw Thursday heavy clashes between armed men affiliated with ISIS and the Tunisian army forces.
A Number of ISIS escapees from Libya arrived in Ben Guerdane and when seen and reported to the Tunians authorities, three vehicles of the army forces arrived to confront and those militants who barricaded inside one of the city’s houses.
Four armed men as well as one civilian were killed in the night-broken clashes with some injuries in among the army forces.
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