On Feb. Middle East , Africa Libya: Attack on revolution commemoration kills child More than 10 people, mostly children, also injured in attack in southern city of Sabha Walid Abdullah No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Thank you for your feedback. Report a problem with this page. What were you doing? What went wrong? Although he never admitted it publicly, there is speculation that Qaddafi was also wounded in the bombing. Fire from Libyan surface-to-air missiles and conventional anti-aircraft artillery was heavy during the attack, and one F, along with its two-member crew, were lost in unknown circumstances. Several residential buildings were inadvertently bombed during the raid, and 15 Libyan civilians were reported killed.
The French embassy in Tripoli was also accidentally hit, but no one was injured. On April 15, Libyan patrol boats fired missiles at a U. Navy communications station on the Italian island of Lamedusa, but the missiles fell short.
There was no other major terrorist attack linked to Libya until the bombing of Pan Am over Lockerbie, Scotland. All passengers and crew of that flight were killed, and 11 people on the ground perished. In the early s, investigators identified Libyan intelligence agents Abdel Basset Ali al-Megrahi and Lamen Khalifa Fhimah as suspects in the bombing, but Libya refused to turn them over to be tried in the United States. But in —in an effort to ease United Nations sanctions against Libya—Colonel Moammar Gadhafi agreed to turn the suspects over to Scotland for trial in the Netherlands using Scottish law and prosecutors.
In early , al-Megrahi was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, although he continues to profess his innocence and work to overturn his conviction. Fhimah was acquitted. In accordance with United Nations and American demands, Libya accepted responsibility for the bombing, though it did not express remorse.
The U. He also admitted that Libya had not really accepted guilt for the bombing. Qaddafi surprised many around the world when he became one of the first Muslim heads of state to denounce al-Qaida after the attacks of September 11, In , he gained favor with the administration of George W. Bush when he announced the existence of a program to build weapons of mass destruction in Libya and that he would allow an international agency to inspect and dismantle them.
Though some in the U. June 1: Libyan brigades lost 10 men and reported 40 injuries in fighting near Sirte. June 3: The unity government prime minister said that Libya was working with various armed factions and would be able to defeat Islamic State militants themselves.
June Libyan forces said they have taken control over the port of Sirte, marking a major gain in their battle to recapture Sirte from the Islamic State. July 7: A car bomb in Benghazi killed 12 Libyan troops. July Libyan forces suffered losses in battle to recapture Sirte. French President Francois Hollande said three French soldiers were killed in a helicopter accident on an intelligence gathering mission in Libya.
It was the first U. At least nine fighters died and 85 were injured from the battle. The GNA responded by promising to submit a revised cabinet. Tunisia feared Islamic State fighters fleeing their stronghold in Sirte were returning to their homelands and causing trouble. No one was injured.
The identity of the responsible war plane was not confirmed but thought to be from one of the two rival factions operating in the area.
Fighting between the two sides killed nine Libyan fighters and wounded more than Forces recovered 10 bodies of ISIS fighters.
Libyan forces lost at least eight men in the attack. A Libyan rival faction to the U. No group immediately claimed responsibility. Gunmen seized the remains of the suspected militants from the morgue. The clashes killed 18 troops. Initial investigations suggested it was caused by projectiles that were fired from nearby. ISIS claimed responsibility.
Security remained a key issue in Lacking a political solution, General Heftar continued his campaign against Islamists in Benghazi and declared victory in July, despite on-going clashes in the city. The Islamic State looked to regroup in Libya after large territorial losses in Iraq and Syria, according to defense officials. The head of the military council from the rival city of Misrata was wounded.
It was unclear who is responsible for the attack. President Trump signed an executive order temporarily banning entry from nationals of Libya and six other Muslim-majority countries into the United States. Late Jan. Libyan forces also arrested two suspected militants and killed four who refused to surrender.
The LNA sent 70 soldiers to Russia for treatment. The rival group had laid siege to a block area for over a week. The LNA said 23 were killed, at least six were injured and another six were arrested in the fighting. Late March: Defense officials said the Islamic State may move its headquarters to Libya after losing large swaths of territory in Iraq and Syria. May 8: General Heftar launched a new offensive against Islamist fighters in Benghazi. Heftar lost 15 fighters and another 55 were injured in the new operation.
May Islamist militias clashed with UN-aligned armed groups in Tripoli. At least 28 people were killed and more than were injured. The group was responsible for the Benghazi attack that killed U. May Egypt said it planned to carry out airstrikes against Islamist militants in Libya that were allegedly responsible for ambushing and killing Egyptian Christians last week.
June The Algerian and French foreign ministers urged a political solution in Libya to reduce the spread of terrorism and the potential spillover across its borders. June Egypt destroyed 12 vehicles loaded with arms, ammunition and explosives as they tried to cross over from Libya in airstrikes.
The LNA lost 12 men and another 35 were wounded during clashes in the eastern city. July Primer Minister Serraj and General Heftar agreed to a conditional ceasefire and to holding elections in spring during a talks in France. The Islamic State claimed the attack. The Islamic State had set up checkpoint and attacked local forces in recent weeks, raising concerns that ISIS could be regrouping around its former stronghold. The six strikes killed 16 ISIS fighters and destroyed three vehicles in a desert camp south of Sirte.
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