Dozens of Fajr Libya fighters have been killed and injured in clashes with guards of oil facilities on the outskirts of Bin Jawad city.
Clashes started Monday and lasted through the night, spokesman for the guards Ali al Hassi said Tuesday.
Backed by Libyan jets, the guards were able to counter an attack by Fajr Libya troops, Hassi said.
He said that sources at Ibn Sinai Hospital told him that Fajr Libya fighters are surrounding the hospital.