Great news!
I was checking the maps... and it is clear that the ISIS is losing. The territory under their control has shrunk by more than 95% during the last few weeks. Only a few small villages are now under their control. If the government troops and the rebels collaborate among themselves, then it will be possible to completely exterminate the Libyan ISIS.
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Topic: Libyan forces claim Sirte port captured from Isis as street battles rage (Read 250 times)
June 12, 2016, 12:42:36 AM
June 11, 2016, 06:27:21 PM
Libyan government forces fighting to oust Islamic State from Sirte, its last stronghold in the north African nation, have taken the strategic port area and pinned militants into a small part of the city centre.
After capturing the airport last week and the seaport on Friday, troops loyal to the UN-backed unity government, mostly militias from Misrata in western Libya, were battling for control of the massive Ougadougou conference centre on Saturday. Artillery and mortar rounds have been hammering the building, with Isis snipers shooting back.
Units from Misrata have pushed Isis back more than 100 miles, last week entering Sirte itself, at a cost of 105 dead and more than 500 wounded.
US and UK forces are providing logistics and intelligence support in the battle for the city, the hometown of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, where the militant fighters have collapsed far more quickly than expected.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/10/libyan-forces-fight-street-battles-with-isis-for-control-of-sirte
After capturing the airport last week and the seaport on Friday, troops loyal to the UN-backed unity government, mostly militias from Misrata in western Libya, were battling for control of the massive Ougadougou conference centre on Saturday. Artillery and mortar rounds have been hammering the building, with Isis snipers shooting back.
Units from Misrata have pushed Isis back more than 100 miles, last week entering Sirte itself, at a cost of 105 dead and more than 500 wounded.
US and UK forces are providing logistics and intelligence support in the battle for the city, the hometown of former dictator Muammar Gaddafi, where the militant fighters have collapsed far more quickly than expected.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/10/libyan-forces-fight-street-battles-with-isis-for-control-of-sirte
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