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ISIS Attack Thwarted in Southern Libya

A photo, released by the LNA, shows the scene of the attack in Zella.
A photo, released by the LNA, shows the scene of the attack in Zella.
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ISIS Attack Thwarted in Southern Libya

A photo, released by the LNA, shows the scene of the attack in Zella.
A photo, released by the LNA, shows the scene of the attack in Zella.

A leaked confidential document from the Libyan interior ministry revealed that 100 terrorists have set up base at Libya’s Watiya Air Base.

The Libyan National Army (LNA), commanded by Khalifa Haftar, meanwhile announced that it had thwarted a suicide attack by the ISIS terrorist group in southern Libya.

LNA spokesman Ahmed al-Mismari said the terrorist had attempted to detonate a booby-trapped vehicle at a military position in the southern town of Zella.

A clash ensued with the LNA, with the attacker being fatally wounded. Moments before dying, he said that he hailed from Sudan.

Zella is a small oasis town that lies south of Sirte city and near an oilfield carrying the same name.

The attack coincided with a revelation that some 100 Tunisian terrorists at the Watiya base were planning to infiltrate Tunisia to carry out attacks.

The information was revealed by Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU) Interior Minister Khaled Mazen in correspondence to several heads of security agencies and police forces in Arab and international countries.

In the leaked letter, Mazen called for intensifying operations and efforts to thwart any terrorist plots.

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Geagea Calls on Hezbollah to Work with Lebanese Army

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
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Geagea Calls on Hezbollah to Work with Lebanese Army

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)
Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea. (Lebanese Forces)

Lebanese Forces leader Samir Geagea urged on Friday Hezbollah to engage with the Lebanese army and devise a plan to dismantle its military infrastructure south and north of the Litani river.

In a press conference Friday, Geagea criticized Hezbollah for opening a front with Israel and accused the Shiite group of committing a “major crime” against the Lebanese people.

“We could have done without the martyrdom of more than 4,000 people, the displacement of thousands and the destruction across the country,” he said. “Despite all these tragedies, Hezbollah continues to talk about a victory using a bizarre and disconnected logic that has no basis in reality.”

Geagea’s comments came two days after a US-brokered ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel went into effect. More than 3,900 people have been killed in Lebanon since Israel's conflict with Hezbollah escalated.

Geagea, whose Lebanese Forces Party holds the largest bloc in Lebanon’s 128-member parliament, also addressed Lebanon’s presidential deadlock. The country has been without a president for more than two years.

Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri has scheduled a session for presidential elections in January. "Consultations with opposition factions and our allies will begin in the coming days to explore the possibility of agreeing on presidential candidates and bringing them to parliament,” Geagea said.