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08-29-2016, 05:28 AM
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Libyan forces push into Sirte
SIRTE, Libya: forces loyal to Libya’s UN-backed unity government on Sunday pushed into the last areas of Sirte held by the Islamic State group in what was the Jihadists’ coastal stronghold.
The battle for the hometown of Libya’s slain dictator Moamer Qadhafi was launched more than three months ago by forces loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord. IS captured the Mediterranean city in June 2015, sparking fears they would use it as a launchpad for attacks on Europe. Earlier this month, the pro-GNA forces seized the Jihadists’ headquarters in Sirte, pinning them down in a small downtown area near the sea. "Our forces entered the last areas held by Daesh in Sirte: district number one and district number three," a spokesman for the pro-GNA forces said on Sunday, using an Arabic acronym for Islamic State. أكثر... 
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العرض الشجري