Warplanes strike Libyan city of Derna

Record ID: 877182

  • Title: Warplanes strike Libyan city of Derna
  • Date: 29th May 2017
  • Summary: BENGHAZI, LIBYA (MAY 29, 2017) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY SPOKESMAN COL. AHMAD MESSMARI AT PODIUM DURING PRESS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) LIBYAN NATIONAL ARMY SPOKESMAN, COL. AHMAD MESSMARI, SAYING: "The strikes came after coordination (with the Egyptians). This is not the first time, this is the second round of strikes in two years. We also coordinated with the Libyan military's general leadership who targeted main military camps, weapons storage facilities, and also targeted operations in the west of the city of Derna. The number of those injured is 12, who were moved to al-Harish hospital. We've heard there were some killed and buried in graves at al-Heisha, and others who were killed were buried in graves at al-Fatayeh. The strike was very strong inside these military camps, and were carried out with excellent ammunition and with advanced machinery." JOURNALISTS SEATED DURING PRESS CONFERENCE
  • Embargoed: 12th June 2017 12:50
  • Keywords: Egyptian jets Minya monastery militants in Derna al-Harish hospital injured second round air strikes Libyan army spokesman
  • Location: BENGHAZI, LIBYA
  • City: BENGHAZI, LIBYA
  • Country: Libya
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA0016IW5LJB
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Libyan warplanes targeted ammunition stores and militants in the city of Derna, a Libyan military official said on Monday (May 29).
    A witness said one attack hit the western entrance to Derna and the other two hit Dahr al-Hamar in the south.
    Egyptian jets attacked Derna on Friday, just hours after masked militants killed 29 people travelling to a monastery in the southern Egyptian province of Minya. Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
    Egypt, which attacked Derna again on Saturday, has carried out a number of air strikes on its neighbour since Libya descended into factional fighting following the 2011 civil war that ousted Muammar Gaddafi.
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