Sat Oct 22, 2016 17:56:40
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government on Saturday have liberated 13 foreigners captivated by the Daesh (ISIS/ISIL/IS) group in its former coastal bastion of Sirte.
Forces loyal to Libya's unity government on Saturday freed 13 foreigners held by the Islamic State (Daesh/ISIS/ISIL/IS) group in its former coastal bastion of Sirte, the forces said; AFP reported.
Loyalists freed a Turkish and an Egyptian detainee as well as 11 Eritrean women "thought to have been held hostage by Daesh," they said in a statement, using an Arabic acronym for IS.
Pro-government forces are fighting the last terrorists holed up in Sirte after launching an offensive to retake the city in May.
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