2016 in Libya

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The following lists events that happened during 2016 in Libya.

Incumbents

• Aguila Saleh Issa, President of the Council of Deputies, 5 August 2014-current
• Abdullah al-Thani, Prime Minister, 11 March 2014-current

Events

• Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
• 4 January - The Islamic State seized control of Bin Jawad before militants in twelve vehicles attacked the city of Sidra, killing two Petrol Facilities Guard militants in a suicide bomb attack at a checkpoint. ^[1]
• 7 January - At least 65 people were killed when a truck bomb hit a police training center in the Libyan town of Zliten. ^[2]
• Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209 is hijacked en route from Sebha to Tripoli and diverted to Malta. ^[3]

Deaths

• Mohammed Najm, military officer and political figure

See also

• Libya portal

• Timeline of Libyan history

References

1. "Libyan oil port of Sidra attacked by Islamic State". BBC News. 4 January 2016.
2. "Truck bomb kills nearly 50 at Libyan police academy". Reuters . Archived from the original on 2023-06-16.
3. "Libyan plane hijack: Two hijackers 'with grenades threaten to blow up' Afriqiyah Airways flight in Malta". The Daily Telegraph . 23 December 2016. Retrieved 23 December 2016.