Tag Archives: DERNA
Libyan presidential council VP abducted over supporting General Haftar
:: An armed group kidnapped Fathi Al-Majbari, the vice president of the presidential council of Libya’s National Accord Government, from outside his home in Tripoli, a day after he announced his support of Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar’s decision to hand
Libya strongman announces offensive to take Derna from ‘terrorists’
:: Strongman Khalifa Haftar announced a military offensive on Monday to take from “terrorists” the city of Derna, the only part of eastern Libya outside his forces’ control. “The zero hour has struck for the liberation of Derna,” said Haftar,
Libya’s Haftar visits Derna ahead of plans to liberate town
:: Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar, who returned last week to the eastern city of Benghazi after a long absence, visited the main operation room in al-Abraq air base, west of Derna, to monitor final preparations to liberate the town.
Eastern Libya force jet shot down by missile over Derna – official
:: A fighter jet from eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar’s self-styled Libyan National Army was shot down in Dahr Al-Hamer district in Derna and its two crew detained, an air force spokesman said on Saturday. Haftar’s LNA is one of
Eastern Libyan military’s jets hit Islamists in Derna
Military forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government said on Thursday they had carried out air strikes overnight against Islamist fighters in Derna after ISIS militants retreated from positions close to the city. Derna has been the site of a three-way
Libya groups clash with ISIS in eastern city
Gunmen including militant fighters battled extremists from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group on Sunday south of Libya’s eastern coastal city of Derna, media and ISIS said. Reports of the clashes come a day after the Pentagon
Deadly car bomb rocks Libya’s eastern city of Derna
At least five people were killed and 15 wounded in a car bomb attack in the eastern Libyan city of Derna, national news agency LANA reported. The news agency, which has links to the militia-backed government in Tripoli that is
Rival Libya militants capture ISIS commander
A Libyan Islamist militant alliance joined forces with local people in Derna to drive back ISIS fighters, capturing the group’s Yemeni commander and retaking a city courthouse, local residents said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber blew
ISIS clashes with rivals in eastern Libya
At least 20 fighters were killed in clashes in eastern Libya between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), as Libyan air forces struck the ISIS positions in the eastern city of Derna, Al Arabiya News Channel and other sources
ISIS in Libya burns ‘un-Islamic’ instruments
Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants in Libya have released photos burning musical instruments, due to them being “un-Islamic.” The photos, which were released by an ISIS media wing, show masked militants setting fire to drums and saxophones.
Missiles hit Libya’s Tobruk airport from Derna
Six missiles from the ISIS-held city of Derna hit Libya’s Tobruk airport on Friday, Sources told Al Arabiya News Channel. The incident happened hours after ISIS claimed a deadly attack in eastern Libya that left 45 people killed and more
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