| 5,985,310 |
32.0639 |
20.05199 |
Libya |
|
The army said that it had ousted all IS and Ansar Al-Sharia fighters from Benghazi University campus on 17 April. |
| 5,985,314 |
32.06478 |
20.14933 |
Libya |
|
Fighting continued on 17 April around the cement factory at Huwari [Al-Hawari, in central-eastern Benghazi] which one army commander claimed two days ago had been completely overrun. |
| 5,985,319 |
32.03333 |
20.06667 |
Libya |
|
The army launched Grad missileattackson enemy positions in Gwarsha [Al-Quwarshah, in central Benghazi] and claimed to have made some advances in the district on 17 April. |
| 5,985,324 |
32.06478 |
20.14933 |
Libya |
|
The Libyan army reportedly retook the cement factory in Benghazis Huwari district on 18 April. The commander of the 115 Brigade and four other members of his unit were killed in an explosion outside the Hawari cement factory. |
| 5,985,329 |
32.06478 |
20.14933 |
Libya |
|
Heavy fighting resumed on 19 April with the Libyan army pushing into Gwarsha from Huwari. By late afternoon, a local commander was claiming that nearly all of the district had been taken. Some Libyan militants surrendered. Casualty figures over the past 48 hours vary with the highest death tollbeing 42 and 30 soldiers. Fatalities divided between locations. One claimed death is that of BSRC commander Fawzi Al-Rabea, though the location is unclear. |
| 5,985,334 |
32.03333 |
20.06667 |
Libya |
|
Heavy fighting resumed on 19 April with the Libyan army pushing into Gwarsha from Huwari. By late afternoon, a local commander was claiming that nearly all of the district had been taken. Some Libyan militants surrendered. Casualty figures over the past 48 hours vary with the highest death tollbeing 42 fighters including a BRSC commander and 30 soldiers. A Libya Alakhbarphotojournalist also died in Gwarsha in circumstances that have not yet been explained. Fatalities divided between locations. |
| 5,985,339 |
32.0639 |
20.05199 |
Libya |
|
The military engineers spokesman Siraj Al-Tira was killed by a booby trap on the outskirts of Garayounis in continued fighting in Benghazi. Casualty figures over the past 48 hours vary with the highest death tollbeing 42 and 30 soldiers. Fatalities divided between locations. One claimed death is that of BSRC commander Fawzi Al-Rabea, though the location is unclear. |
| 5,985,343 |
32.8925 |
13.18 |
Libya |
|
Tripoli Castleoverlooking Martyrs Square was taken over by militia commander Hashim Bishr. Bishrs force, named the First Division, is reported to be part of the Katiba Thuwar Trebles Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade and has declared his support for the Presidency Council headed by prime minister-elect Faiez Serraj. |
| 5,985,457 |
5.1009 |
6.81411 |
Nigeria |
|
Unidentified gunmen attack Elele on 14/04, killing two and kidnapping another. |
| 5,985,352 |
32.03333 |
20.06667 |
Libya |
|
There were reports that IS fighters in Gwarsha captured two medical workers from the Benghazi Medical Centre who were working at the front. It is unclear how this happened but it suggests that IS fighters are still capable of mounting counterattacks. The fate of the two men is not known. |
