At Least 22 Libyan Government Militants Killed in Fighting IS in Sirte
TRIPOLI - At least 22 militia supporting the Libyan unity government were killed and 175 wounded in the latest clashes with the Islamic State terrorist group in the Libyan city of Sirte, military sources told EFE on Friday.
War correspondent and photographer, Abdelqader Fusuq, is among the victims who died on Thursday while covering the clashes in Sirte.
A military source told EFE that air strikes targeted positions of Islamic State on Thursday and heavy artillery was used to destroy three trucks and other jihadists' vehicles during the attacks.
Since the fall of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been plunged into chaos and civil war.
TRIPOLI - At least 22 militia supporting the Libyan unity government were killed and 175 wounded in the latest clashes with the Islamic State terrorist group in the Libyan city of Sirte, military sources told EFE on Friday.
War correspondent and photographer, Abdelqader Fusuq, is among the victims who died on Thursday while covering the clashes in Sirte.
A military source told EFE that air strikes targeted positions of Islamic State on Thursday and heavy artillery was used to destroy three trucks and other jihadists' vehicles during the attacks.
Since the fall of the regime of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Libya has been plunged into chaos and civil war.
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