{"id":1492,"date":"2015-03-15T12:13:50","date_gmt":"2015-03-15T12:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/box5917.temp.domains\/~iriacom\/\/news\/?p=1492"},"modified":"2015-03-15T12:13:50","modified_gmt":"2015-03-15T12:13:50","slug":"clashes-break-out-between-isis-terrorists-and-libyan-militants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ir-ia.com\/news\/clashes-break-out-between-isis-terrorists-and-libyan-militants\/","title":{"rendered":"Clashes break out between ISIS terrorists and Libyan militants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Rare clashes have broken out between ISIS\u00a0terrorists and a powerful militant group in Libya\u2019s central city of Sirte, officials say.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Saturday&#8217;s fighting erupted at midday between the ISIS terrorists and Fajr Libya\u00a0(Libya\u00a0Dawn) militants in the eastern part of Sirte, a local security official said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">General Mohammed al-Ajtal, a commander of Farj Libya, reported \u201cfierce fighting\u201d between the two groups, adding that one of his men was killed in the scuffles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The incident was the first case of fighting between the two sides since February, when Fajr Libya sent reinforcements to Sirte to restore security following reports that ISIS-linked militants had seized government buildings and a state radio station in the volatile city.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Sirte, the hometown of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, has witnessed a surge in terrorist attacks since the 2011 revolution that toppled him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The ouster of Gaddafi after a\u00a02011 uprising\u00a0brought about a patchwork of heavily-armed militias and deep political divisions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exploiting the power vacuum in the Libya, \u00a0the ISIS, which controls some regions in Iraq and Syria,\u00a0has expanded acts of terror\u00a0to\u00a0the violence-wracked country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In February, 45 people were killed and dozens of others injured in ISIS\u2019s triple bomb explosions that struck Libya\u2019s northeastern city of al-Qubah.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In the same month, the ISIS\u00a0released a video showing the beheading\u00a0of 21 Egyptian Christians there.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The town of Nufliyeh, located 120 kilometers (74 miles) east of Sirte, is regarded as the ISIS stronghold in Libya along with the eastern city of Derna.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">MSM\/NT\/AS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare clashes have broken out between ISIS\u00a0terrorists and a powerful militant group in Libya\u2019s central city of 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