The United Nations peace mission in Libya has “strongly” condemned a terrorist attack on the country’s foreign ministry in the capital Tripoli. According to media reports, the Islamic State terror group has claimed responsibility for the attack on Tuesday. “Terrorism will not triumph over the Libyans’ decision to move forward towards building their state and renouncing violence,” he stressed. In spite of efforts to establish peace and security across Libya, the country remains plagued by violence, often perpetrated by terrorist groups. At the end of last month, a deadly attack targeted a police station in the country’s south-east.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 27, 2018 15:00 UTC