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News Libya » Sirte » Events: Libya’s Sirte Oil Restarts Two Methanol Units at Brega After Years of Shutdowns to Cut Reliance on Fuel Imports

News channel or source: https://www.ecofinagency.com/news-industry/2610-60109-libya-s-sirte-oil-restarts-two-methanol-units-at-brega-after-years-of-shutdowns-to-cut-reliance-on-fuel-imports
Published on: Monday 26 October 2026

Sirte Oil has brought two methanol units back to full operation after years of shutdowns and repairs. Libya plans to raise its refining capacity to 660,000 barrels per day, well above its current ...

News Libya » Sirte » Events: Libya warplanes bomb IS positions in stronghold Sirte

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/world/libya-warplanes-bomb-is-positions-in-stronghold-sirte-military/article/467354
Published on: Wednesday 08 June 2016

Warplanes of Libya's unity government on Thursday bombed Islamic State group positions in Sirte as part of an offensive to retake the jihadist stronghold, the military said in a statement. The strikes ...

News Libya » Sirte » Events: Libya forces capture Sirte, hoist new National flag

News channel or source: https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/business/article/2000045232/libya-forces-capture-sirte-hoist-new-national-flag
Published on: Tuesday 03 August 2021

Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant holdout of resistance by troops loyal to the deposed leader and ending a ...

News Libya » Sirte » Events: The ISIS threat in Libya doesn’t end with Sirte

News channel or source: https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/africa/the-isis-threat-in-libya-doesnt-end-with-sirte/
Published on: Sunday 01 May 2016

Libyan armed forces are now preparing to launch an offensive on the base of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) in Sirte, a major Mediterranean Sea coastal town in Libya. If and when that ...