Egypt Sends Medical Aid to Libya

American doctor William Novick (L) walks in a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
American doctor William Novick (L) walks in a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
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Egypt Sends Medical Aid to Libya

American doctor William Novick (L) walks in a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori
American doctor William Novick (L) walks in a hospital in Benghazi, Libya, June 22, 2017. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori

An Egyptian plane carrying medical aid arrived Wednesday at Benina International Airport to help in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

Armed Forces Spokesman Colonel Tamer al-Rifai said the aid was sent upon the directives of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to provide large quantities of medicines and medical equipment from the Egyptian Ministry of Health and Population to the friendly country.

This falls within the framework of Egypt’s support and solidarity with Libyans under all circumstances.

Sources from Benghazi said that the arrival of the second shipment was coordinated between Commander in Chief of the Libyan Army and Sisi.



Roadside Bomb Wounds Four in Iraq's Kirkuk

Security forces in Iraq. (AFP file photo)
Security forces in Iraq. (AFP file photo)
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Roadside Bomb Wounds Four in Iraq's Kirkuk

Security forces in Iraq. (AFP file photo)
Security forces in Iraq. (AFP file photo)

A roadside bomb wounded four people in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Saturday, police sources said.
The bomb targeted a commercial district in the city center. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, according to Reuters.
Earlier in the week, four Iraqi soldiers were killed and three others injured in an ambush on an army convoy southwest of Kirkuk, which ISIS militants claimed responsibility for.
Despite the group's defeat in 2017, remnants continue to conduct hit-and-run attacks against government forces.