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Monday, June 6, 2016
Libya’s Ghardabiya air base has been retaken from Daesh by troops aligned with the country’s unity government. The base is south of Sirte, which the unity troops are hoping to expel the militants from soon.
In a Reuters report spokesman Mohamed al-Gasri said the capture of the base was strategically significant since it cut off supply routes for Islamic State and “trapped them further” within the city.
Three fighters from the government-backed brigades were killed and around five wounded in Saturday’s fighting, he said.
The unity government’s prime minister, Fayez Serrai, told Reuters that it was too early to give a timeframe for the battle for Sirte, but that he was confident that Libyan forces could unite to retake the city.
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