| 5,976,947 |
26.59206 |
12.78049 |
Libya |
|
Security and stability were restored in Obari after the neutral forces of Al Hasawna Tribe gained control over Obari, opening routes linking the town with other parts of the region. No security breaches have been registered. |
| 5,976,951 |
32.06478 |
20.14933 |
Libya |
|
On 7 March reports suggested that soldiers uncovered a mass grave near the Rafallah Saiti camp in Hawari in Benghazi. Nine badly-decomposed bodies were exhumed from open ground near the camp and taken away for forensic examination. The suspicion is that the victims were prisoners who were executed summarily. |
| 5,976,955 |
31.45162 |
15.24744 |
Libya |
|
Islamic State (IS) fighters attacked a checkpoint in the Abugrein area, some 110 kilometres south of Misrata. According to one report four Misratan troops from Central Libya Shield were killed in fighting there. Another said three troops died, two from Misrata and one from Tripoli, but that others were wounded before the Misratans re-established control over the checkpoint. The IS forces, however, managed to escape. 3 fatalities recorded. |
| 5,976,960 |
32.11766 |
20.12928 |
Libya |
|
Three soldiers were killed in the last two days of fighting in Benghazi. 2 fatalities recorded on 9 March and 1 fatality recorded on 10 March. |
| 5,976,964 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
The Tripoli ministry's Special Deterrence Force carried out a securityraidon a hideout of a suspected Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIS, ISIL) commander in the capital Tripoli. The arrested man was tasked by the militant group's central leadership in the Libyan city of Sirte to command the so-called emirate of the city of Sabratha. |
| 5,976,970 |
32.8941 |
13.276 |
Libya |
|
An Italian security guard assaulted two Libyan photojournalists at Mitiga airport on 9 March. The photographers from Reuters and AP news agencies had been on the tarmac to film the departure of an Italian transport aircraft bearing the bodies of the Italian oil workers killed last week in Sabratha. |
| 5,976,975 |
32.11766 |
20.12928 |
Libya |
|
Three soldiers were killed in the last two days of fighting in Benghazi. 2 fatalities recorded on 9 March and 1 fatality recorded on 10 March. |
| 5,976,980 |
31.44514 |
12.98013 |
Libya |
|
Fighting was reported between gunmen from the so-called Islamic State (IS) and units of the Libyan National Army south of Mizdah, on the Tripoli-Sebha road. Fighting started on 10 March when IS set up a roadblock some 60 kilometres south of Mizdah (itself 170 kilometres south of Tripoli). It then arrested around ten people travelling along the road. All were released apart from a traffic police official. The IS forces were then attacked by units from the Libya National Army, mainly Zintanis and Wirshefana. 3 killed. |
| 5,976,985 |
32.03333 |
20.06667 |
Libya |
|
War planes bombed remaining insurgent positions in Benghazi on 10 March. Government planes attacked militant positions in Gwarsha and Sabri with one massive explosion in Gwarsha. In response rockets were fired apparently at random striking Buhdeima, Tabalino and close to Rahabah. It is not clear if any casualties were caused. |
| 5,976,990 |
32.07239 |
20.33501 |
Libya |
|
War planes bombed remaining insurgent positions in Benghazi on 10 March. Government planes attacked militant positions in Gwarsha and Sabri with one massive explosion in Gwarsha. In response rockets were fired apparently at random striking Buhdeima, Tabalino and close to Rahabah. It is not clear if any casualties were caused. |
