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Libya pro-govt forces say attacking last IS bastion in Sirte

Published: 03 Sep 2016 - 03:03 pm | Last Updated: 21 Nov 2021 - 02:43 pm
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A member of Libyan forces shows a weapon that the forces said they captured from Islamic State militants during a battle in Sirte, Libya August 31, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

Sirte, Libya: Forces loyal to Libya's Government of National Accord (GNA) said Saturday they have launched a new attack on diehards of the Islamic State group in the coastal city of Sirte.

"We are attacking the last Daesh positions in district three," a GNA fighter told AFP, using an Arabic acronym for IS. The GNA forces media centre confirmed on Facebook that the attack had begun.

 

AFP