The jihadis kidnapped nine foreign oil workers in the attack 700 km southeast of the capital Tripoli.

The attack on the Al Ghani field is in pursuit of Islamic State’s goal of taking over the Libyan oil industry.

Philippines and Austrian authorities confirm their nationals are among the nine abducted from the oil field – along with Czech, Bangladeshi and Ghanaian nationals.

The attacks in recent weeks have forced Libya to declare 11 fields non-operational, including al-Ghani, and invoke a force majeure clause that exempts the state from contractual obligations.

During the attack on al-Ghani, an employee watched the beheadings of the eight oil guards and subsequently died of a heart attack.

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