Wednesday’s deadly suicide bombing of Libya’s election commission is the most sophisticated terror attack the country has suffered since 2015. And analysts say it underlines the dangers Libya will need to navigate in the months ahead as divided authorities, encouraged by the United Nations, seek to hold a nationwide poll. The United Nations mission in Libya condemned Wednesday’s suicide bombing on Twitter and extended condolences to the families of the dead. Islamic State had controlled the coastal city of Sirte, hoping to use it as a launchpad for attacks in Libya and in neighboring states. And the eastern town of Derna is still occupied by an Islamist militia known as the Shura Council of Mujahideen.

Source: Libya Today May 03, 2018 18:33 UTC