location: Al-Fatayah
notes: Gunmen including Islamist fighters from the Mujahedeen Council of Derna battled fighters from the Islamic State group on 15 November, south of Libyas eastern coastal city of Derna Iin Al-Fatayeh. Darnahs Al-Irish hospital received four dead and 20 wounded from the clashes, including Muhammad Bu-Ghufayr and Salih Sahd. The two militia commanders were killed in an offensive launched by the Darnah Mujahidin Shura Council backed by fighters from the cities of Al-Bayda and Tobruk to wrest control of the area of Al-Fataih from Islamic State. Colonel Mohammed Abu Ghufayr was the commander of Al-Baydas Ali Hassan Al-Jabar Brigade.
target_text: location: Al-Fatayah, fatalities: 4