Can ISIS Actually Gain Power Over Libya’s Oil?
As it turns out, Syria was merely a springboard for a much larger ISIS plan—replenishing terrorist coffers by taking over oil assets in war-torn Libya. The terror group has largely Continue Reading
Libya Plans Oil Loading at Eastern Port for First Time Since 2014
Libya’s National Oil Co. is trying to load oil stored at the eastern Ras Lanuf port for the first time since 2014 , the country’s oil officials said Monday, as Continue Reading
Libya truck bombing kills at least 60 policemen, wounds 200
A massive truck bomb exploded near a police base in the western Libyan town of Zliten on Thursday, killing at least 60 policemen and wounding around 200 others, officials said. Continue Reading
Libya oil storage tanks ablaze after assault by IS
Shelling by so-called Islamic State (IS) on an oil terminal in Libya has started fires that have spread to giant storage tanks, officials say. The fires are reported to be Continue Reading
Islamic State Poses Growing Threat to Libya’s Oil Industry
The scope of Islamic State’s attacks on Libya’s eastern oil ports expanded on Wednesday, Libyan officials said, with at least five oil tanks set on fire amid fears the group Continue Reading
More guards killed in Islamic State attacks on Libya’s oil ports
Islamic State militants attacked checkpoints near the Libyan oil port of Es Sider for a second day on Tuesday and an oil storage tank in the port was set on Continue Reading
Libya Issues `Cry for Help’ as Islamic State Attacks Oil Tanks
Libya’s National Oil Corp. issued a “cry for help” as Islamic State militants attacked a second oil tank in the region of Es Sider, the country’s biggest oil port which Continue Reading
Libya Oil Guards Clash With Islamic State Near Biggest Terminal
Libya’s Petroleum Facilities Guard clashed with militants of the Islamic State near Es Sider, the country’s biggest oil port which has been closed for more than a year, according to Continue Reading
Islamic State Attacks Libyan Oil Terminals
Islamic State fighters attacked two oil terminals in eastern Libya, setting on fire a large storage tank at one of the facilities, Libyan oil officials said on Monday. The attacks Continue Reading
Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan: Governments Sign Agreement Over Dam
Leaders from Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have signed an agreement designed to assuage Egyptian worries over the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Egyptian Streets reported Dec. 29. Egypt Continue Reading