2016 in Libya
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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Libya.
Incumbents
[edit]- Aguila Saleh Issa, President of the Council of Deputies, 5 August 2014-current
- Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister, 11 March 2014-current
Events
[edit]- Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
- The Islamic State seized control of Bin Jawad before militants in twelve vehicles attacked the city of Sidra, killing two Petrol Facilities Guard militants in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint on 4 January.[1]
- At least 65 people were killed on 7 January when a truck bomb hit a police training center in the Libyan town of Zliten.[2]
- Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 is hijacked en route from Sebha to Tripoli and diverted to Malta.[3]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Libyan oil port of Sidra attacked by Islamic State". BBC News. 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Truck bomb kills nearly 50 at Libyan police academy". Reuters. Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Libyan plane hijack: Two hijackers 'with grenades threaten to blow up' Afriqiyah Airways flight in Malta". The Daily Telegraph. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.
