IS claims Libya suicide attack on strongman's forces

Tripoli; The Islamic State group on Thursday claimed a suicide car bomb attack in central Libya against the forces of strongman Khalifa Haftar, a day after it killed three militiamen. The attack Wednesday in the Waddan region is the first claimed by the group in the violence-ridden North African country since October. The group's Amaq propaganda arm said in an online statement that the blast at a checkpoint of the"apostate militia of Haftar"was carried out by a suicide bomber. (AFP)