Libyan forces fight Islamic State militants in Sirte
23 Sept 2016 2:14 PM IST23 Sept 2016 2:14 PM IST
Loyalist military sources said at least 10 IS militants also died in the latest bout of the four-month-old battle.
Ten jihadists and nine pro-government fighters died in clashes on Friday around the last positions of the Islamic State group in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte.- A sniper from Misrata fires towards Islamic State militant positions in Sirte, Libya.
- A fighter from Misrata forces jumps from atop an armored vehicle during an operation against Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya.
- A view of the area under control of Islamic State in Sirte, Libya.
- A fighter of the Libyan forces, affiliated to the Tripoli government, shoots against Islamic State positions, in Sirte.
- A fighter of the Libyan forces affiliated to the Tripoli government points in a mirror at the building where an Islamic State sniper is believed to be holding his position, in Sirte, Libya.
- Sirte was an IS stronghold before forces loyal to the country's Government of National Accord launched an offensive against the jihadists in May.
- A severely wounded fighter of the Libyan forces affiliated to the Tripoli government is assisted by medical staff at the field hospital located on the outskirts of Sirte, Libya.
- Three car bombs driven by jihadists were destroyed before reaching their targets, it said.
- Our forces are advancing on the last holdouts of Daesh' in the only district of Sirte still held by IS, said the media office of the pro-government fighters, using an Arabic acronym for the jihadist group.
Ten jihadists and nine pro-government fighters died in clashes on Friday around the last positions of the Islamic State group in the Libyan coastal city of Sirte.
Loyalist military sources said at least 10 IS militants also died in the latest bout of the four-month-old battle.
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