Two opposing governments told to forget differences – or risk Islamic State fighters winning control of strategic oil townWestern officials are scrambling to fetch authorisation for Libya airstrikes in the coming days before Islamic State captures the strategically important town of Ajdabiya,gateway to the country’s oil wealth.
Fierce fighting is raging in the town, which sits on a rocky plateau dominating the eastern oil ports. Capture will give Isis command of the Sirte basin, and domestic to Libya’s largest collection of oilfields.
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Source: theguardian.com