Libyan Oil Guard Captures Coastal Town From Daesh After Clashes’ - RiskMap BENGHAZI, Libya - A force that controls key oil terminals in eastern Libya said it had captured the town of Ben Jawad from the Daesh terror group, pushing the militant group back along a coastal strip they control east of their stronghold of Sirte.
Spokesman Ali Al Hassi said four Petroleum Facilities Guard fighters had been killed and 16 wounded in fierce clashes in the coastal town, and that fighting was continuing in the nearby town of Nawfiliyah.
Western states hope the unity government, which arrived in Tripoli at the end of March, can resolve Libyas political crisis and bring together armed factions to fight Daesh.