Libyan army kills 12 IS militants after deadly attack

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TRIPOLI, Nov. 25, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Libyan army and security forces
killed 12 Islamic State militants near the southeastern town of Tazerbu after
a deadly attack Friday, said a military source late on Saturday.

“Joint forces of military battalions and security elements chased a number
of remnants of the terrorists, who were hiding in the uninhabited site west
of Tazerbu,” the source said.

A number of armed vehicles were destroyed, and weapons and ammunition were
confiscated, it added.

The small oasis town of Tazerbu witnessed a deadly attack on Friday when
dozens of gunmen on armed vehicles targeted its police station and a number
of government buildings. 8 people were killed and more than 15 others were
injured.

The terrorists also took dozens as hostages before they withdrew from the
area.

The source said the army issued orders to “respond to and eliminate the
terrorists who attacked Tazerbu and killed innocent people.”

The UN Support Mission in Libya on Saturday condemned the attack, calling
on parties in the conflict to “immediately cease targeting civilians and
civilian objects in compliance with International Humanitarian Law.”

Tazerbu is one of the most important groundwater sources supplying western
and central Libyan cities with water.