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Libya forces free 13 foreigners from IS ASIA

Libya forces free 13 foreigners from IS

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government on Saturday freed 13 foreigners held by the Islamic State group in its former coastal bastion of Sirte, the forces said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Dutch journalist killed in fighting in Sirte ASIA

Dutch journalist killed in fighting in Sirte

A Dutch journalist was killed on Sunday while covering a government-backed offensive against the Islamic State group in their Libyan stronghold city of Sirte, a doctor said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan forces kill 10 IS fighters fleeing Sirte ASIA

Libyan forces kill 10 IS fighters fleeing Sirte

Libyan pro-government forces killed at least 10 Islamic State group jihadists as they attempted to flee their besieged stronghold of Sirte, the country's unity government said Sunday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libya forces push into last IS-held areas of Sirte ASIA

Libya forces push into last IS-held areas of Sirte

Forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed unity government pushed Sunday into the last areas of Sirte held by the Islamic State group in what was the jihadists' coastal stronghold, a spokesman said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US deploys attack helicopters to strike IS in Libya ASIA

US deploys attack helicopters to strike IS in Libya

The United States has begun using attack helicopters to target the Islamic State group in the jihadists' Libyan former stronghold of Sirte, a defense official said Tuesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
IS launches wave of suicide attacks on Libya forces ASIA

IS launches wave of suicide attacks on Libya forces

Islamic State group jihadists in Libya have carried out nine suicide bombings in one day in a failed bid to hold a central district of Sirte, pro-government forces said Wednesday.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan forces claim capture of district in Sirte from Islamic State ASIA

Libyan forces claim capture of district in Sirte from Islamic State

Libyan forces backed by US air strikes said on Tuesday that they had taken control of one of the last districts in central Sirte occupied by Islamic State fighters.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan unity forces fight IS in Sirte ASIA

Libyan unity forces fight IS in Sirte

Libyan pro-government forces battled to seize more territory from Islamic State group jihadists in their stronghold Sirte on Wednesday but their offensive was hindered by mines and snipers.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan forces advance in IS bastion as US keeps up air strikes ASIA

Libyan forces advance in IS bastion as US keeps up air strikes

Libyan forces said Tuesday they were advancing inside the jihadist bastion of Sirte, as Washington conducted a second straight day of air strikes on Islamic State group positions in the city.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
US conducts anti-IS strikes in Libya after official request: Pentagon ASIA

US conducts anti-IS strikes in Libya after official request: Pentagon

The US military conducted air strikes in Libya on Monday following a government request to target the Islamic State group's Libyan stronghold of Sirte, the Pentagon announced.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte ASIA

Libya loyalists take IS bomb factory in Sirte

Forces loyal to Libya's unity government said Sunday they had seized a building used by the Islamic State group to manufacture explosives in its coastal stronghold.

4:45 AM November 25 2016
Libyan government forces repel IS counterattack in Sirte ASIA

Libyan government forces repel IS counterattack in Sirte

Libya pro-government forces repelled a counterattack by the Islamic State group as they pressed their offensive to retake the jihadist coastal bastion of Sirte on Friday, a military statement said.

4:45 AM November 25 2016