The Islamic State group claimed responsibility on Tuesday for a suicide attack a day earlier against the headquarters of Libya’s National Oil Corporation which killed two employees, according to a US-based monitor. It was the latest attack on Libya’s vital oil sector, which provides 95 percent of state revenues. The jihadists group gained ground in Libya during the chaos following the ousting of dictator Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Despite being driven in December 2016 from their main fiefdom of Sirte, east of Tripoli, ISIS continues to carry out deadly attacks. It remains active in the centre and south of the country, while “sleeper cells” are present in northern Libya according to analysts.

Source: Libya Today September 12, 2018 08:15 UTC