Libya: Libyan army liberates key eastern city of Derna from Daesh militants
Forces loyal to Libya’s internationally-recognized government have pushed Daesh out of the key eastern city of Derna, with the terrorists fleeing to their main stronghold in Sirte.
Abdelkarim Sabra, the spokesman for Derna’s Omar Mukhtar Security Operations Room, said on Thursday that Daesh had escaped in some 32 vehicles.
The terrorists “escaped into an area south of Derna, following the instructions of their leader [Abu Bakr] al-Baghdadi, and from there they fled into the desert,” Sabra said.
The spokesman said the fleeing militants also detonated a bomb at a patrol station in al-Maheili, a strategic area providing access to routes leading to Ajdabiya, Sirte and even Egypt.