Ten people were brutally killed early Saturday as a result of an armed attack by alleged ISIS members against battalion 160 of the Libyan National Army (LNA).
The battalion was deployed on the road between Sabha and Tamanhint cities, known as Tripoli Road.
Security sources in Sabha told 218News that those killed were either beheaded or shot in the head. The armed group also attacked and destroyed a number of military vehicles and equipments inside the battalion’s base.
The armed group also smuggled dozens of prisoners detained for various crimes from Sabha military prison, while security sources revealed that the gunmen told the detainees inside the prison that they were IS members, urging them to follow the terrorist group.
Government of National Accord (GNA)’s interior minster and the Presidency Council (PC) headed by Faiez al-Sarraj condemned the attack in two separate statements.
Tripoli has been witnessing battles and violent events since the beginning of April as a result of Commander Khalifa Haftar‘s military offensive on the Capital to “liberate it from terrorism.”
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday, the death toll from ongoing fighting between the GNA and LNA forces in Tripoli has risen to 392. Other 1,900 people were reported to have been injured and more than 45,000 people have been displaced from their homes, according to Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N. Secretary-General.
