At least four persons have been feared killed, and seven wounded when suspected Islamic State fighters attacked a town in central Libya. The attack which occurred on the desert oasis town of al-Foqha south of Jufra on Sunday, October 28,2018, lasted several hours, during which the fighters set local government and security offices on fire.

The town lies in an area marked by poor security deep in the desert where Islamic State had withdrawn to after losing its stronghold, Sirte – a city on the central coast, in late 2016