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IS, armed men clash near Libyan capital, four dead
[GLOBALPOST] Four people were killed in festivities near the Libyan capital on Tuesday between the Islamic State...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... group and fighters loyal to the Tripoli ...a confusing city, one end of which is located in Lebanon and the other end of which is the capital of Libya. Its chief distinction is being mentioned in the Marine Hymn... -based government, a local official said. The four dead men were members of the Sabratha military council which backs the Fajr Libya militia alliance in control of the capital, said Hussein al-Dawadi, mayor of Sabratha, west of Tripoli. Fajr Libya is a coalition of Islamist militias that backs the non-recognised parliament in Tripoli and which is battling IS jihadists who have spread their influence across Libya. Last week a US air strike targeted an IS training camp in Sabratha, killing dozens of people. The Pentagon said a senior IS operative behind attacks in Tunisia was probably among the dead, while Serbia said that two diplomats kidnapped in Libya were among those killed in the air strike. Dawadi said that fighters from the Sabratha military council launched raids in the suburbs of the city on Tuesday searching for IS Lion of Islams. During one assault on a farm in the Al-Nahda area festivities erupted in which four Sabratha military council fighters were killed, he added. The Sabratha military council meanwhile posted a message on its Facebook page urging civilians and medical staff to mobilise and help them battle IS. Posted by: Fred 2016-02-24 |
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