Libya: Libya pro-govt forces attack last ISIS bastion
Libyan forces show weapons they said they captured from ISIS militants during a battle in Sirte, Libya August 31, 2016. (Reuters)
Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) said Saturday they have launched a new attack on ISIS diehards in the coastal city of Sirte.
“We are attacking the last Daesh positions in district three,” a GNA fighter told AFP, using an Arabic acronym for ISIS. The GNA forces media center confirmed on Facebook that the attack had begun.
The loss of Sirte would compound ISIS setbacks suffered in Syria and Iraq.
Libyan fighters have welcomed US air strikes against ISIS which began Aug. 1, saying they helped dislodge snipers, foil suicide attacks and prevent ISIS from moving.