The ISIL Takfiri terrorist group has
decapitated eight Libyan guards
during an offensive on an oil field in
the center of the country.
Libya's military spokesman, Ahmed al-
Mesmari, said Monday that the guards
were be
headed after the terrorists
carried out a deadly attack on the al-
Ghani oil field near the town of Zalla on
Friday.
Mesmari added that the ISIL group is
trying to bring the whole petroleum
industry of the violence-wracked country
under its control, warning that the
potential takeover would have dire
consequences for the whole nation.
"This is the lifeline of the Libyan people,"
he cautioned.
According to reports, the terrorists also
abducted nine foreign workers, including
four Filipinos, a Czech, a Ghanaian, an
Austrian, and a Bangladeshi during the
attack. This is while one of the kidnapped
workers still remains unidentified.
The Libyan army, loyal to the country’s
internationally recognized government, is
in charge of protecting the oil fields which
have come under frequent attacks by the
militants over the past months.
Philippines’s response
Earlier in the day, the Philippines’
Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesman
Charles Jose (pictured below) said his
country is in contact with the Libyan
government, the embassies of other
foreign abducted nationals and the
employer of the workers, Austrian-owned
VAOS Oil Service, in a bid to secure the
freedom of the kidnapped.
He also urged all Filipino nationals to
immediately leave the North African
country, adding that Manila would pay the
costs for their repatriation.
Back in February, three other Filipinos
were also kidnapped by militants in
another Libyan oil field. No information
has been released on their location so far.
Source of conflict
Libya has two rival camps vying for
control of the country, with
one controlling Tripoli, and the other,
Libya’s internationally recognized
government, governing the cities of Bayda
and Tobruk.
Libya’s government and elected
parliament moved to the eastern city of
Tobruk after an armed group based in the
northwestern city of Misrata seized Tripoli
and most government institutions in
August 2014.
Libya plunged into chaos following a 2011
uprising against the dictatorship of
Muammar Gaddafi. The ouster of Gaddafi
gave rise to a patchwork of heavily-armed
militias and deep political divisions.
The country has been witnessing
numerous clashes between government
forces and rival militia groups, which
refuse to lay down arms.
ISIL enters the equation in Libya
The presence of ISIL Takfiri terrorists in
Libya has further complicated the
situation in the violence-wracked North
African country.
The terrorist group, which controls some
regions in Iraq and Syria, has also
launched operations in Libya.
In February, 45 people were killed and
dozens of others injured in ISIL’s triple
bomb explosions that struck Libya’s
northeastern city of al-Qubah.
In the same month, the Takfiri group also
released a video showing the
beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians in
Libya (shown above). The victims had
reportedly been abducted in Libya's
northern coastal city of Sirte in two
attacks in December and January.
FNR/SS
decapitated eight Libyan guards
during an offensive on an oil field in
the center of the country.
Libya's military spokesman, Ahmed al-
Mesmari, said Monday that the guards
were be
headed after the terrorists
carried out a deadly attack on the al-
Ghani oil field near the town of Zalla on
Friday.
Mesmari added that the ISIL group is
trying to bring the whole petroleum
industry of the violence-wracked country
under its control, warning that the
potential takeover would have dire
consequences for the whole nation.
"This is the lifeline of the Libyan people,"
he cautioned.
According to reports, the terrorists also
abducted nine foreign workers, including
four Filipinos, a Czech, a Ghanaian, an
Austrian, and a Bangladeshi during the
attack. This is while one of the kidnapped
workers still remains unidentified.
The Libyan army, loyal to the country’s
internationally recognized government, is
in charge of protecting the oil fields which
have come under frequent attacks by the
militants over the past months.
Philippines’s response
Earlier in the day, the Philippines’
Department of Foreign Affairs Spokesman
Charles Jose (pictured below) said his
country is in contact with the Libyan
government, the embassies of other
foreign abducted nationals and the
employer of the workers, Austrian-owned
VAOS Oil Service, in a bid to secure the
freedom of the kidnapped.
He also urged all Filipino nationals to
immediately leave the North African
country, adding that Manila would pay the
costs for their repatriation.
Back in February, three other Filipinos
were also kidnapped by militants in
another Libyan oil field. No information
has been released on their location so far.
Source of conflict
Libya has two rival camps vying for
control of the country, with
one controlling Tripoli, and the other,
Libya’s internationally recognized
government, governing the cities of Bayda
and Tobruk.
Libya’s government and elected
parliament moved to the eastern city of
Tobruk after an armed group based in the
northwestern city of Misrata seized Tripoli
and most government institutions in
August 2014.
Libya plunged into chaos following a 2011
uprising against the dictatorship of
Muammar Gaddafi. The ouster of Gaddafi
gave rise to a patchwork of heavily-armed
militias and deep political divisions.
The country has been witnessing
numerous clashes between government
forces and rival militia groups, which
refuse to lay down arms.
ISIL enters the equation in Libya
The presence of ISIL Takfiri terrorists in
Libya has further complicated the
situation in the violence-wracked North
African country.
The terrorist group, which controls some
regions in Iraq and Syria, has also
launched operations in Libya.
In February, 45 people were killed and
dozens of others injured in ISIL’s triple
bomb explosions that struck Libya’s
northeastern city of al-Qubah.
In the same month, the Takfiri group also
released a video showing the
beheading of 21 Egyptian Christians in
Libya (shown above). The victims had
reportedly been abducted in Libya's
northern coastal city of Sirte in two
attacks in December and January.
FNR/SS
0 comments:
Post a Comment