source: Libya24; Akhbar Libya
actor1: Military Forces of Libya (2014-) Haftar Faction
actor2: Islamic State (Libya)
location: Ghadduwah
notes: On December 31, combined LNA units clashed with Islamic State militants in Ghadduwa, four militants reportedly detonated themselves after being surrounded in an agricultural area, LNA managed to liberate seven hostages, three militiamen of the Khalid Ibn Al-Walid Battalion were killed and fourteen were wounded in the clashes.