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Thursday, June 16, 2016
Unity government troops in Libya have consolidated their positions on the outskirts of Sirte as they push to take the city back from Daesh (Islamic State). Their current position was gained by repelling sniper, tank and mortar attacks.
Fighting had resumed on June 15 near Sirte’s port, which government-backed forces captured last week. There have also been intense clashes in the “700” neighborhood and around the Ouagadougou conference hall according to security sources cited in a Reuters report.
The campaign to free Sirte from Daesh is led by brigades from the western city of Misrata that are aligned with Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA). The brigades began their battle to free Libya from Daesh a little under a month ago and have rapidly recaptured positions on the coastal road west of Sirte and have been advancing to the outskirts of the city.
A brigades’ statement on June 15 said they had “resisted Islamic State attacks that used mortar fire and tanks backed by snipers positioned on tall buildings.”
They said they had been working to clear areas now under their control from mines and explosives and were preparing to launch a radio broadcast that would “respond to the widespread lies and deceptions of Daesh.”
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