location: Sabha
notes: A Libyan military spokesman says more than 150 gunmen have attacked an air base in the countries southern desert, killing two government troops. Saad al-Orfi says the attack early Saturday targeted a military air base about 45 kilometers (30 miles) north of the city of Sabha. He says the assailants were heavily armed and clashed with government forces stationed at the base.A colonel and a soldier were killed in the fighting, and two more troops were also wounded.
target_text: location: Sabha, fatalities: 2