Libya: 11 Libyan police officers beheaded by IS

(Baonghean.vn) – Eleven police officers’ bodies were found after an IS raid on a local police station in Sabratha, Libya, The Guardian reported, citing a source.

The raid by IS terrorists on a local police station in Sabratha, Libya broke out on Tuesday, February 23, just four days after 41 of their terrorists were killed in a US bombing in the town. IS terrorists continued to surround the town center and clashed with local militias until the early morning of February 24.

A vehicle was completely destroyed after a US airstrike on an Islamic State terrorist camp last week. Photo: AP

Fighting continued at midday on Wednesday, February 24, at the Sabratha hospital and stadium as IS terrorists recaptured the western outskirts of the city, 30 miles from Tripoli.

According to sources in Libya, French special forces are participating in the fight against IS in this country. Accordingly, a French squad is said to be operating at Benina airport in Benghazi. The French Minister of Defense said that he will soon respond to the media about this issue.

According to Le Monde, special forces squads, along with the French Intelligence Agency DGSE, have been operating in Libya for several months, participating in the US-organized airstrike that killed Iraqi Abu Nabil al-Anbari - the highest leader of IS in Libya - in Derna in November 2015.

In another development, on February 22, the Italian government announced that it would allow US drones to attack targets in Libya from bases in Sicily, southern Italy.

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(According to The Guardian)