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Libya: three soldiers killed in shell explosion at Zawiya camp

Two armed pickup trucks carrying fighters on a street in western Libya, file photo
Military vehicles in western Libya (file)

Madar (Tripoli) - Three soldiers were killed and others wounded on Sunday, October 18, 2026, when a mortar shell exploded inside the Security Threats camp in the Al-Harsha area of Zawiya, western Libya, during military training, the Libyan news site Al-Wasat reported.

Citing a security source, the site named the victims as Abdulrahman Al-Farrakh, Mohamed Al-Osta and Moataz Al-Ashkham.

The circumstances of the explosion remain unclear, and no official body has given details on the number of wounded or their condition, according to the same source.

Zawiya lies about 45 kilometres west of Tripoli and hosts an oil refinery and a major power station.

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