The ISIS group — according to the website — established checkpoints on Thursday night near Harawa, a small village that is located 50 kilometres east of Sirte, forcing frightened residents to flee homes.
No specific numbers were provided for families who fled, though Al-Wasat reported they headed towards western parts of the country.
The ISIS's takeover of Sirte is the group's first major military success in war-torn Libya.... int.com
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Eight people were killed and eight wounded when a rocket hit a residential district in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Friday, officials said....
ReplyDeleteAn army commander blamed Islamist fighters for the rocket strike. Fighting for control of the country's second-largest city has been going on for a year, part of a conflict between former rebel groups who helped topple Muammar Gaddafi in 2011 but now back two rival governments.............http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Rocket-attack-in-Libyas-Benghazi-leaves-8-dead-8-wounded-404513
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