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Top official in Libya’s Sirte Security Force targeted by assassination attempt
The deputy commander of the Libyan Sirte Protection and Security RoomAli Irfidah has been targeted by an assassination attempt as an unknown armed men opened fire on his car in Al-Khums city this morning.The Sirte Protection and…
Mass grave unearthed near Libya’s Sirte
A mass grave containing 75 bodies has been found near Sirte in western Libya, an official said Wednesday.Mohamad al-Amial, Sirte's municipal council spokesman, reported that the mass grave was uncovered in an agricultural area of…
Car bomb kills two, injures three at checkpoint in east Libya’s Sirte
Two people were killed and three others injured in a car bombing at 90 kilometers checkpoint east of Libya's Sirte on Tuesday, local media reported.The victims included a guard and a civilian at the checkpoint about 70 km (44 miles),…
IS car bomb attack injures three at eastern Sirte checkpoint
A car bomb attack rocked the 90 checkpoint in eastern Sirte, Libya, on Saturday, reported sources on local media.The sources added that the attack left three security personnel injured at the checkpoint from a brigade of Khalifa…
IS terrorists still maintain strong presence in Libya, report says
The Cipher Brief website reported on Friday that IS still maintains a strong presence in Libya and remains a potent regional threat, despite domestic and international efforts to oust the group from its stronghold.The US-based…
Abductors of Sudanese nationals in Libya arrested in Sirte
The kidnappers of the Sudanese nationals, who were in a video going viral on social media over the last days, have been arrested in Sirte by the Security Force and Central Backup Force of Sirte.The security bodies of Al-Bunyan…
IS suicide attack failed near Libya’s Sirte
Security forces at Abu Grein checkpoint near Sirte failed an IS suicide attack as they arrested a man with a car filled with an explosive material ready for detonation.According to local media, the man was apprehended Thursday…
UNICEF provides Libya’s war-ravaged Sirte with schools materials
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) in Libya had delivered educational materials to 30 schools in the Libyan city of Sirte, UNICEF said on Thursday."Yesterday, UNICEF delivered materials that will enable us to install 30 new…
Libyan eastern so-called army spokesman: IS terrorists moving to northern Libya
Libya's east-based self-styled army spokesman, Ahmed Al-Mismari, said on Sunday that Islamic State (IS) terrorists are attempting to move from the south to coastal areas in northern Libya.Al-Mismari posted on Facebook on Sunday that…
Libyan Criminal Court begins trial of IS militants
The Tripoli-based Libyan Criminal Court (LCC) has started trying terrorists from the IS group who were involved in explosions in Tripoli in Corinthia Hotel and other incidents like murdering security personnel and targeting embassies.…
Mass grave found in Libya’s Sirte
A mass grave for 25 decomposed bodies was found Friday behind the building of Military Police in Sirte, central Libya, according to the spokesman of Sirte municipality, Mohammed Al-Ameel.Al-Ameel told a Libyan local TV channel that…
Spokesman of GNA-aligned forces says aware of IS militants’ movement in southern Sirte
The spokesman of Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous, Mohammed Al-Ghosri, has stated Tuesday that their troops have detected movements of IS terrorists in southern Sirte and in area between Ajdabiya and Sirte.Al-Ghosri added in a statement to the…