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The fall of Sirte to pro-government forces is a significant setback for the Islamic State group in Libya, but will not spell the end of the jihadists in the strife-torn country, experts say. The loss ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: US special ops troops in Libya’s Sirte
American special operations troops have for the first time started directly supporting Libyan forces battling the Islamic State group in their key stronghold of Sirte, The Washington Post reported ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libya's rival militaries hold landmark unification talks on home soil
Meeting in Sirte comes on back of US-led push offering oil investment in return for help to end years of division ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libya's Haftar forces say have taken control of Sirte
Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday said they had taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from factions loyal to the Tripoli government. Sirte, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) east ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libya's unity forces in battle to retake strategic Sirte
The Mediterranean coastal city -- the home of former dictator Moamer Kadhafi, who was ousted and killed in 2011 in a NATO-backed uprising -- is also a key gateway to the country's major oil fields in ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Displaced Libyans return to rebuild Gaddafi's hometown; face needs
SIRTE, Libya, April 16 (UNHCR) - Ali points to a housing block that looks like a slab of Swiss cheese - full of holes from artillery fire - and says he feels lucky that he can at least stay in his own ...
News Libya » Sirte » People: Libyan Forces And Islamic State Fighters Battle For Sirte
David Greene talks to Washington Post Cairo Bureau Chief Sudarsan Raghavan about how the Islamic State is pushing to expand its self-proclaimed... Libyan Forces And Islamic State Fighters Battle For ...