2018 National Oil Corporation attack

2018 National Oil Corporation attack
Part of Libyan Civil War (2014–present)
Location	Tripoli, Libya
Date	10 September 2018
Attack type	Suicide attack, hostage taking
Weapons	Assault Rifles and Explosive Belts
Deaths	2 National Oil Corporation Security staff and 2 perpetrators[1]
Injured	10 National Oil Corporation Staff
Victim	Libya's National Oil Corporation
Perpetrators	Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Wilayat Libya

The 2018 National Oil Corporation attack was a terrorist attack that occurred on 10 September 2018, in which at least six gunmen from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya carried out an attack, taking several hostages and killing at least 2 staff members from the National Oil Corporation. During the attack, a shootout occurred with security forces loyal to the Tripoli-based government. An al-Jazeera journalist reported that the gunmen attacked the main gate of the facility, and the attack caused a wave of panic in Tripoli.[2][3][4]

Reactions

 Italy: Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Milanesi condemned the attack in a phone call to Fayez al-Sarraj, who was Head of the Government of National Accord at the time.[5]

See also

• In Amenas hostage crisis

References

1. Wintour, Patrick (10 September 2018). "Masked gunmen attack Libyan oil corporation HQ in Tripoli". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
2. "Libya: National Oil Corporation's Tripoli offices attacked". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
3. "Ministry of Interior raises alert in Tripoli to highest level - The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
4. "Armed Men Storm Libya's National Oil Corporation HQ In Tripoli - OilPrice.com". OilPrice.com. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
5. "Italian Foreign Minister denounces attack on Libya's oil corporation on the phone with Al-Sirraj - The Libya Observer". www.libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 27 September 2018.