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Suspected Daesh Militants Kill Six in Southern Libya

Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Suspected Islamic State militants raided a town deep in Libya’s southern desert, killing six. A military source, cited in a Reuters report, said the attackers had occupied a police station in the oasis town of Tazerbo, north of Kufra, until residents expelled them.

The source also said the attackers were believed to belong to Islamic State.

The town listed six residents on its website as having been killed.

Islamic State or Daesh retreated to the southern desert after being ousted from its main stronghold on the Mediterranean coast in the city of Sirte


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