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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Libya Islamists battle IS jihadists near Sirte
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleIslamic State group jihadists and members of the Fajr Libya Islamist coalition engaged in fierce clashes on Wednesday in Sirte east of the capital Tripoli, an official says.
Mohamed al-Shami, head of press at Fajr Libya, says the fighting with IS took place in an area some 15 kilometers (nine miles) south of Sirte, home town of Libya’s late dictator Moamer Kadhafi.
Shami says it began when the jihadists attacked a position manned by members of Infantry Battalion 166. One coalition fighter and 23 jihadists were killed, he adds.
There has been sporadic fighting between the battalion and IS for more than two months.
—AFP
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