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 by Staff Writers Benghazi, Libya (AFP) June 15, 2018
Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's forces on Friday launched air strikes against a rival militia targeting key oil facilities in the east of the country, a spokesman for his group said. Fighters on Thursday attacked two oil terminals at Ras Lanuf and Al-Sidra held by Haftar's group, inflicting fresh disruption on an industry that forms the chaos-hit country's economic backbone. A spokesman for Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army, which controls most of the country's east, said its aircraft on Friday bombarded reinforcements headed to join the "terrorist groups". The head of Libya's National Oil Company (NOC) blamed Ibrahim al-Jadhran, leader of a group opposed to Haftar that for years blocked the oil facilities, for the attack and said his forces had seized both sites. Jadhran has kept a low profile since 2016, but appeared in a video on social media on Thursday, saying he had formed a coalition to take over the oil sites. The NOC said Thursday it had evacuated staff "due to armed clashes in the area", with production falling around 240,000 barrels per day. Rival political authorities and militias have been vying for control of territory and Libya's oil wealth since the 2011 uprising that ousted and killed dictator Moamer Kadhafi. The two terminals in eastern Libya had already been severely damaged in clashes between the two groups in 2016 and 2017. The attack on the oil facilities comes after feuding Libyan leaders, including Haftar, agreed to try to hold elections this December in line with UN plans to stabilise the country. Haftar supports a rival administration in the east opposed to the weak internationally-backed government in Tripoli.
US air strike in Libya kills Qaeda operative: military Washington (AFP) June 14, 2018 The US military has conducted an air strike in Libya targeting an Al-Qaeda affiliate, killing one "terrorist," the US military said Thursday. The Wednesday strike took place approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of the town of Bani Walid, US Africa Command (AFRICOM) said in a statement. "In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord, US forces conducted a precision air strike against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)... killing one terrorist," the statement read, ... read more
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