Wednesday, January 6, 2016

Four oil tanks on fire at Libyan ports after clashes

Fires caused by clashes between Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) militants and guards near Libya's biggest oil ports have spread to four oil storage tanks that were still burning on Wednesday, a guards spokesman said.

Ali al-Hassi said the Petroleum Facilities Guards were in control of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf ports, but that skirmishes continued.

At least nine guards were killed and more than 40 injured in fighting around the perimeter of the area on Monday and Tuesday. Hassi said guards had recovered bodies of 30 ISIS fighters, and had also captured two military tanks and other vehicles from the militants.

Firefighters were trying to control three fires at Es Sider and one at Ras Lanuf. Two blazes were triggered by shelling from ISIS, and fire had spread to two more, Hassi said...

  alarabiya.net
6/1/16
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  1. Au moins 50 personnes ont trouvé la mort dans une explosion qui a eu lieu dans un camp d'entraînement situé dans le nord-ouest de la Libye...

    Au moins 50 personnes ont trouvé la mort dans une explosion qui a eu lieu dans un camp d'entraînement situé dans le nord-ouest de la Libye, tandis qu'une centaine d'autres ont été blessées, rapporte la chaîne de télévision Al-Arabiya.

    Selon la chaîne, une voiture piégée a explosé sur le territoire du camp lorsque plus de 100 personnes s'y trouvaient pour des entraînements.....http://sptnkne.ws/axyn
    7/1/16

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