A car bomb attack targets a Libyan army camp
Remnants of the car bomb
A car bomb targeted a security gate belonging to the Libyan army in the Umm al-Aranib area of Sabha city, in the south of the country, without causing any casualties.
The Director of the Moral Guidance Department of the Libyan Army, Major General Khaled al-Mahjoub, said that "the terrorist attack occurred on Monday evening, in front of the desert patrol company camp of the "Tariq bin Ziyad" battalion in Umm al-Aranib, when a car bomb was detonated with remote operation technology, which resulted in the destruction of the gate. completely."
Video clips circulating on social media showed the effects of the explosion and the destruction it left, which, along with the car bomb, affected the security gate and a number of cars parked near it.
According to Al-Arabiya.net, no party has claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the finger of accusation usually points to ISIS, which often adopts such operations.
Sabha and its neighboring cities have witnessed acts of violence, terrorist attacks and bombings over the past years. These cities have also been subjected to US air strikes that usually target the leaders and remnants of the "terrorist" organizations operating in the nearby desert areas.
The Libyan army forces are doing their best to extend their authority over the vast area of southern Libya, but they are facing great challenges from the foreign armed factions affiliated with the Chadian and Sudanese opposition, as well as from the remnants of ISIS and ISIS, all of which are trying to preserve the influence they gained after the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi's regime.
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