Battle for Sirte: 241 Libyan troops killed, more than 1,400 wounded

Battle for Sirte: 241 Libyan troops killed, more than 1,400 wounded

by WorldTribune Staff, July 13, 2016 The two months-long battle to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of Sirte has seen 241 soldiers loyal to Libya’s unity government killed and more than 1,400 wounded. GNA forces have been shelling and carrying out airstrikes on the center of Sirte, but ISIL’s jihadists have […]

Reconciled: Gadhafi’s henchmen join Gen. Haftar in fight against ISIL in Libya

Reconciled: Gadhafi’s henchmen join Gen. Haftar in fight against ISIL in Libya

Special to WorldTribune.com Old enemies have formed a new alliance in an effort to drive Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) out of Syria. Commanders who were loyal to longtime dictator Col. Moammar Gadhafi have teamed up with former foe and current Libyan military leader Gen. Khalifa Haftar in an attempt to surround ISIL’s […]

Libya militias scramble to halt ISIL advance on country’s third-largest city

Libya militias scramble to halt ISIL advance on country’s third-largest city

Special to WorldTribune.com All military brigades in Libya’s third-largest city were deployed to a key crossroads on May 6 after it was overrun by Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) jihadists. ISIL advanced on the Abu Grein crossroads, 120 kilometers (74.5 miles) south of Misrata, in an assault in which a suicide bomber killed […]

Report: Sirte residents ecstatic as secret sniper picks off ISIL commanders in Libya

Report: Sirte residents ecstatic as secret sniper picks off ISIL commanders in Libya

Special to WorldTribune.com A skilled sniper is said to be assassinating Islamic State of Iraq and Levant’s (ISIL’s) top leaders in Libya. Three commanders at ISIL’s Libyan stronghold in Sirte have been shot dead from long range in recent weeks, according to a report by the London Telegraph, citing local Libyan media. Social media reports […]