Anonymous Coward User ID: 72573321 United Kingdom 07/15/2016 12:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Clashes with IS in Sirte have left seven pro-government fighters dead and 49 wounded amid a two-month battle for the IS stronghold. Clashes with IS in Sirte have left seven pro-government fighters dead and 49 wounded amid a two-month battle for the IS stronghold. Seven Libyan unity government fighters were killed and 49 others wounded on Friday in clashes with the Islamic State (IS) group in the extremists' coastal stronghold of Sirte, pro-government forces said. Fighting was fiercest around Sirte's conference center, which has become a command headquarters for IS at the heart of the city, a statement from forces loyal to the UN-backed Government of National Accord (GNA) said. [ link to www.alaraby.co.uk (secure)] |