libyan government forces face ‘fierce’ resistance from sirte militants
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Libyan government forces face ‘fierce’ resistance from Sirte militants

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Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) climb to access a hole in a wall, as they attack the last positions held by Daesh militants in the west of the coastal city of Sirte.
Misrata , Libya - Arab Today

Libyan pro-government forces are facing “fierce resistance” from Daesh group holdouts in Sirte and it could take several days to gain full control of the city, a spokesman said Sunday.
Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) launched a new attack on Saturday against the militants in Sirte, the coastal city seized by the militants last year.
Backed by weeks of US airstrikes, pro-GNA fighters have recaptured nearly all of what had been the militants’ main stronghold in North Africa.
Daesh fighters are now cornered in a last district of the city but Reda Issa, a spokesman for loyalist forces, said it was proving difficult to dislodge them.
“Daesh is putting up fierce resistance in their last neighborhoods,” Issa told AFP. “They are trying to make the battle last longer although they know it will be over soon.”
At least 10 pro-GNA fighters were killed and 60 wounded in Saturday’s offensive, with most of the deaths caused by car bombs and suicide attacks, Issa said.
Fighting had eased on Sunday, he said, as pro-government forces sought ways “to minimize the casualties caused by Daesh suicide attacks the next time there will be an offensive.”
“We hope to liberate Sirte before Eid,” Issa said, referring to the Eid Al-Adha Muslim holiday, which is due around Sept. 12.
The forces loyal to the UN-backed GNA had said they were preparing to “liberate” the entire city after seizing several Daesh positions, including its headquarters, last month.
The city’s fall would be a huge setback to militants’ efforts to expand its self-proclaimed “caliphate” beyond Syria and Iraq where they have also suffered losses.
The capture of Sirte by Daesh sparked fears the militants would use the city as a springboard for attacks on Europe.

Source: Arab News

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