| 5,966,529 |
6.68754 |
-10.21145 |
Liberia |
|
Over 400 residents of Weala gathered at the offices of a Chinese firm in a peacefulprotestdemanding reparation for the demolition of their homes. |
| 5,966,533 |
32.81333 |
13.26972 |
Libya |
|
The body of Colonel Aunis Al-Sahli, the commander of Third Infantry Brigade in Tripoli, was found in Ain Zara neighbourhood on 18 January 2016 after being kidnapped on 15 October 2015 by armed men from Wirshiffana. |
| 5,966,536 |
32.64861 |
14.26191 |
Libya |
|
Security forces disarmed a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) in front of the College of Sciences at Marqub University in Khoms. Additional reporting indicates unidentified militants briefly broke into the university and threatened to blow it up, before surrounding a police station in the al-Khamis Market in Khoms. |
| 5,966,539 |
32.41423 |
14.79335 |
Libya |
|
Misrata's Ad Dafniya checkpoint was closed by angry protesters who rejected the visit of the Prime Minister of UN-imposed government Fayaz Sirraj and some members of the presidency council. |
| 5,966,542 |
32.37535 |
15.09254 |
Libya |
|
At Misrata Airport under tightening security measures, protesters gathered outside the airport to denounce the visit of the Prime Minister of UN-imposed government Fayaz Sirraj and some members of the presidency council who were set to visit Zliten, which they described as political propaganda. |
| 5,966,546 |
32.46738 |
14.56874 |
Libya |
|
Armed protesters started to gather and blocked the entrances to Zliten in anger at a delegation of the Prime Minister of UN-imposed government Fayaz Sirraj and some members of the presidency council. As the delegation left, Sirraj's motorcade came under heavy fire and diverted to Zliten municipal council for safety. There, other protesters besieged the municipal building and clashed with Sirraj's bodyguards, mainly from Misrata's Al-Halboos Brigade. |
| 5,966,551 |
32.11766 |
20.12928 |
Libya |
|
Unidentified forces fired at least four rockets at two camps for internallydisplacedpeople in Benghazi on January 9, 2016. Three rockets struck the Red Crescent Camp (also known as the Sports City Camp), killing three civilians and wounding seven others, including two children. One of the witnesses said that the rockets originated from the al-Qwarsha area, which is controlled by the Islamist militias. Human Rights Watch could not confirm the origin of the rocket strikes. |
| 5,966,554 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
A vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) exploded on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in downtown Tripoli, causing damage to surrounding shops but no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility, but the attack was likely carried out by IS. |
| 5,966,559 |
30.65 |
20.31667 |
Libya |
|
The LNA-allied 21 Border Guards Battalion seized the al-Qanaan area, southeast of Ajdabiya near the 18 Gate, from IS and Ajdabiya Shura Council (ASC) forces. One 21 Border Guard fighter was killed in the fighting, and a number wounded. The ASC declared the region a military zone, but has not admitted the loss of the district. |
| 5,966,563 |
30.75545 |
20.22626 |
Libya |
|
Warplanes of the Air Force bombed the Ajdabiya Shura Council rebels south of the city of Ajdabiya. |
