BENGHAZI, Libya, May 31 (Reuters) - Libyan security forces
captured a second town from in as many days from Islamic State,
a spokesman said, pushing the militant group back towards its
stronghold of Sirte and away from positions near to key oil
terminals.
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BENGHAZI, Libya, May 31 (Reuters) - A force that controls
oil terminals in eastern Libya said on Tuesday it had gained
further ground against Islamic State, taking a second town in as
many days east of the militant group's stronghold o f Sirte.
So when one of the most widely followed oil traders on
Twitter abruptly closed his account last week, the outpouring of
dismay among his thousands of followers was rare for the
secretive multi-trillion dollar industry.
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