At least 15 security personnel killed in attacks in Benghazi

A fire next to the Libyan cement factory is seen during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya"s eastern government and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries in Benghazi, Libya April 15, 2016. Picture taken April 15, 2016.

At least 15 members of the security forces were killed and 40 wounded in two days of clashes in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, a hospital source said on Saturday, as they try to consolidate gains made in February against Islamist militants.

On Friday, two Islamic State suicide bombers staged attacks near a cement factory in the west of the city where fighters are holding out, though only one of the bombs caused casualties, army spokesman Milad al-Zawie said.