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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),…

The Libyan Presidential Council (PC) of the Government of National Accord announced Monday the launch of a new military operation to combat IS militants in their remaining hideouts in the Libyan desert.The spokesman for the PC’s…

Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility on Friday for a suicide car bombing on Thursday in the eastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya, the militant group's news agency Amaq said on Friday.Over eight fighters from the self-styled army of…

A US drone has carried out an air raid on a house where Al-Qaeda affiliates were holding a meeting in southern Libyan city, Ubari. The airstrike killed two militants leaving them burnt and with no heads, plus a destroyed…

IS (ISIS/ISIL) terrorist group has claimed responsibility for a car bombing at a checkpoint in eastern Libya that killed at least three persons.A Libyan official said the attack Friday targeted a checkpoint on the outskirts of the…

The United States military has carried out twice as many airstrikes against IS (ISIS/ISIL) militants in Libya since President Donald Trump took office as it has publicly acknowledged, The New York Times reported on Thursday.The NYT…

A car bomb explosion has killed at least three security personnel at a checkpoint south of the northeastern Libyan town of Ajdabiya.While other local media, denied that the explosion killed three persons, saying they were only…

US officials confirmed that an American man from Keyes accused of trying to enter Libya to join ISIS has been arrested. A law enforcement official told ABC News Tuesday that Bernard Raymond Augustine, who is…

ISIS terrorists claimed on their media agency Amaq on Thursday the Wednesday explosive attack on a checkpoint for forces loyal to warlord Khalifa Haftar in Waddan, Al-Jufra in central Libya - at the Kenshello checkpoint - where three…

An explosion killed three troops loyal to East Libya-based military commander Khalifa Haftar in central Libya on Wednesday, according to a local official. Another soldier was injured in the blast that targeted a security checkpoint in…

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…

Three militants from the so-called Islamic State (IS) were killed and others wounded as Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) forces thwarted an attack by the terrorists on Zallah, central Libya. The clashes between the…

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…

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…

Islamic State (IS) in Libya may be planning an attack on the country’s so-called Oil Crescent, where its export terminals and many fields are located, a senior official from the U.S. Africa Command told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat.The daily…

Derna Shura Council in eastern Libya has announced arresting an IS sleeper cell in the city on Sunday.The Derna Shura Council also reported that one of the IS terrorists exploded himself while the attack on the terrorist was…

The Iraqi prime minister Haider al-Abadi declared that the war against the Islamic State (IS) is over.Al-Abadi making the announcement at a press conference in Baghdad said Iraqi army has control over the entire Iraqi-Syrian border.…

According to a defense official, the drone strike in the desert of central Libya Friday killed "several" ISIS militants in a sign the Pentagon may be ramping up pressure on terror groups in Africa, it added.The most…

A group of ISIL fighters has evacuated the Syrian city of Raqqa overnight, taking civilians with them as human shields, a militia spokesperson said, as the battle continued with fighters who stayed behind.The US-backed Syrian…

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) has condemned the suicide attack on Misurata courthouse and underscored that those behind the incident must be held accountable.At least three individuals were killed and more…