Two soldiers killed in al-Sidra and 420,000-barrel fuel tank in Ras Lanouf catches fire as militants attempt to seize control of key oil terminals
Islamic State militants launched attacks near oil facilities in northern Libya on Monday but were pushed back, an army official has said.
The jihadis carried out a suicide car bomb attack on a military checkpoint at the entrance to the town of al-Sidra, killing two soldiers, said a colonel in the army loyal to the internationally recognised government.
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