As fighting continues into its third day fires raged at five oil storage tanks in Libya's oil crescent.
The attack at the oil terminal follows increased activity by Islamic State beyond its Sirte stronghold
Special Air Service aiming to halt Islamic State spreading after they took control of several oil fields.
A 3 minute-video posted online purports to show militants in Libya pledging allegiance to Daesh.
In a short clip released by Tripoli's 'Special Deterrent Force' Baldacchino explains his kidnapping.
The framers of the deal hope the peace plan will bring Libya's 17-month civil war to an end.
In a statement the Libyan Air Force said the soldiers arrived at 6am on 17 December.
EXCLUSIVE: Yazidi boy tells of horror of being press-ganged into nightmarish world of Isis child soldiers.
Inmates were able to escape when a missile struck the prison building during dawn clashes.
Authorities are seeking Hannibal for questioning over the disappearance of cleric Moussa al-Sadr.
EXCLUSIVE: A senior figure tells IBTimes UK that under-fire group has 'confused views' on Middle East.
The former prime minister will be probed over deals he made with the ex-Libyan dictator.
Daesh has made the use of child soldiers a cornerstone of its propaganda war.
Iraqi Abu Nabil was killed in Libya and Abdirhaman Sandhere or 'Ukash' was targeted near Mogadishu.
French aircraft have flown reconnaissance and intelligence gathering missions over Daesh positions in Libya.
Terror group wants to include African nation under an expanded 'caliphate' besides using it for operations.
Former PM agrees to appear before Commons committee in December.
Militias in Tripoli kidnapped 54 people amid rising tensions.
The leader of Islamic State (ISIS) in Libya has been killed in a US airstrike, according to Pentagon authorities
No one has claimed responsibility for the abduction nor has made any demands as yet.
The executive office says making these public is a breach of the President's 'executive privilege'.
BREAKING: The helicopter, operated by forces loyal to Tripoli, was downed off the coast of al-Maya town.