Lo scalo era chiuso da dicembre, a causa dei combattimenti fra le forze dei governi rivali libici. ISIS fighters attempted to enter a key oil port near Ras Lanuf in the Gulf of Sirte, some 200km east of Sirte itself. ﻿This first attack apparently failed. It is yet another example of ISIS attempting to expand out of the main focus points of Sirte itself, Benghazi, and Derna. The second attempt was more successful.
ISIS fighters attempted to enter a key oil port near Ras Lanuf in the Gulf of Sirte, some 200km east of Sirte itself. ﻿This first attack apparently failed. It is yet another example of ISIS attempting to expand out of the main focus points of Sirte itself, Benghazi, and Derna. The second attempt was more successful.