Sat Jun 11, 2016 08:54:46
The offensive to capture the Mediterranean city is nearing its "final stage" and ISIS fighters have been besieged from all directions.
The fighting, which started a month ago, is led by forces from the western city of Misrata, west of Sirte. The fighters advanced from the western and southern fronts and are currently besieging the terrorists from all directions, including the eastern front, after taking over the port located to the east of the city center. The UN-backed Libyan government says at least 130 people have been killed and 400 injured in the battle for Sirte. Sirte was the only major ISIS-held city outside Syria and Iraq; AFP reported.
218
string(1122) "[{"id":"1822944","sort":"3563290","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/05/29/alalam_636001275252227838_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"VIDEO: Watch! ISIS Giant Executioner Captured in Libya"} ,{"id":"1823665","sort":"3563291","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/05/31/alalam_636003095204118612_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"ISIS Just Suffered Another Loss in Libya Over Oil Terminals"} ,{"id":"1823669","sort":"3563292","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/05/31/alalam_636003098740454988_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"VIDEO: Italy Coast Guard Footage of Migrant Rescue off Libya"} ,{"id":"1824885","sort":"3563293","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/04/alalam_636006301920190207_25f_4x3.mp4","title":"SHOCKING VIDEO: 110 Bodies of African Refugees Wash Ashore in Libya"} ,{"id":"1825248","sort":"3563294","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/05/alalam_636007224869047929_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Libya Prime Minister Rejects Foreign Military Intervention against ISIS"} ,{"id":"1827180","sort":"3563295","contenttypeid":"21","pic":"/2016/06/11/alalam_636012269947076541_25f_4x3.jpg","title":"Libya’s Unity Government Forces Take Back Sirte from Daesh"} ]"