On 5 May , Gaddafi loyalists alongside with soldiers loyal to Khalifa Haftar captured the town of Zella after an intense battle with Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Libya fighters near Sirte . On 23 December , a Gaddafi loyalist hijacked a plane which was flying from Sabha to Tripoli and was diverted to Malta
hijacked a plane
Afriqiyah Airways Flight 209
Gaddafi loyalism