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BENGHAZI Austin Johnson Jersey , March 7 (Xinhua) -- Militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group continued their assaults on Libya's southern oil field al-Ghani on Saturday, killing at least 11 guards, according to a security official.


The militants beheaded some of the captured guards, the security official said, adding that the Libyan army has regained control of the field but found many equipment looted and facilities damaged.


Later on Saturday, the state-run National Oil Corporation (NOC) confirmed that while most foreign staff had been evacuated to the nearby town of Zalla, seven foreign workers were still missing after the attack Kevin Dodd Jersey , including an Australian and a Filipino.


Last week, some militants loyal to the IS also mounted attacks on Libya's eastern oil plants, forcing the NOC to declare 11 oil fields non-operational.


Libya has witnessed a drastic escalation of violence after the 2011 turmoil which toppled former leader Muammar Gaddafi.


The Islamist militants and pro-secular militia have been vying for cities and towns for months, making a security havoc in the north African country. Some IS affiliates have taken the chance and seized cities like Sirte and Derna.


BEIJING, Oct. 10 (Xinhua) -- A rare golden colored horse might have galloped across northwestern China's Gobi Desert 2,000 years ago, an archaeological DNA analysis has suggested.


The discovery comes after archaeologists with the Chinese Academy of Social Science (CASS) institute of archaeology analyzed the bones of five horses from a nomad tomb complex dating back to the Western Han Dynasty (202BC--8AD) in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.


"The color of the horse's body was golden Luke Falk Jersey , or palomino, while its mane and tail were nearly white," said Zhao Xin, lead researcher of the project.


"Though it's not the first archaeological discovery of a golden horse, such genovariation is very, very rare," she said.


The animal was buried in the same vault with its owner and unearthed in a joint excavation by the Xinjiang cultural relics department and Northwestern University from 2006 to 2007.


Archaeologists also discovered a large quantity of other human and animal remains Kevin Byard Jersey , along with pottery and vessels made of bronze, gold, silver and stone.


The tomb complex dates back to 400BC--120BC, according to Zhao, and belonged to a nomad community. The five horses were apparently buried as sacrifices for three different people. Three came from the same tomb. Two were chestnut and buried along with a camel in an animal vault. Only the golden one shared the chamber with the owner, said Zhao.


"Obviously, its conspicuous and unique appearance made it precious Derrick Henry Jersey ," she said.


Horses were first domesticated in central Asia at least 5,000 years ago.