| 5,965,209 |
30.8042 |
18.07717 |
Libya |
|
There are reports that Ibrahim Jadhran and his Petroleum Facilities Guards (PFG) units pursued Islamic State militants and was involved in fighting just east of Ben Jawad. |
| 5,965,213 |
32.37535 |
15.09254 |
Libya |
|
An ambulance full of explosives was safely dealt with in Misrata on 7 January after security forces prevented it from heading to its target. The ambulance was detected and was given chase, forced into less built-up areas. The driver refused to stop and either self-detonated his explosives or it exploded as a result of shots fired at it from the pursuing Misratan security forces. The ambulance was totally destroyed but it caused no real damage to surrounding property and no one was reported injured. |
| 5,965,217 |
30.51667 |
18.56667 |
Libya |
|
An Islamic State bomber drove an explosives-packed car into a checkpoint at the entrance to the town of Ras Lanouf. group, killing six people, including a baby. |
| 5,965,221 |
32.46739 |
14.56874 |
Libya |
|
Between 50-55 people were killed after the Islamic State launched a suicide bomb attack on the the Al-Jahfal camp - a police training academy in Zliten (170 km east of Tripoli). Associated Press reported 60 casualties. The group calling itself the IS Barqa Province said the attack was carried out by one of their fighters, who detonated his explosive-laden truck among the Libyan border police at the base. |
| 5,965,224 |
32.37535 |
15.09254 |
Libya |
|
Amid rising anger across Libya at the Zliten suicide attack, demonstrators in Misrata broke into the local bureau ofNaabaTV, accusing it of sympathising with the so-called Islamic State and demanding that it close. |
| 5,965,228 |
32.17222 |
13.02028 |
Libya |
|
The mayor of Gharyan, south of Tripoli, was shot at on 7 January in what appears to have been an assassination attempt. Yousif Budeiri took a bullet in the leg while outside the local security headquarters. He was taken to the local hospital for treatment. |
| 5,965,231 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
Calls for Naaba and Tabasah TV stations to close were heard in protests over the Zliten attack in Tripolis Algeria Square. They are both accused of sympathising with Islamic State. |
| 5,965,235 |
32.75668 |
12.57159 |
Libya |
|
A standoff has been ongoing all today with exchange of gunfire at a house believed to be where three Sabratha Shershary kidnapped children are being held in the Beach club area of Surman. The operation is a joint action by Sabratha and Surman authorities. |
| 5,965,239 |
-13.0333 |
33.4833 |
Malawi |
|
Rioters injured a policeman while recovering bags of fertilizer meant for farms. Police used tear gas to disperse crowds. |
| 5,965,243 |
-16.0333 |
35.5 |
Malawi |
|
Vigilante militia kill a women accused of robbery in Mulange. |
