Forces allied with Libya’s unity government are closing in on Islamic State group fighters in Sirte in a month-long operation aimed at ousting the jihadists from their North African stronghold. Here ...

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CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival prime ministers said Wednesday he would seat his government in the central city of Sirte, after clashes forced him to abort his attempt the previous day to bring his ...

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) welcomed the technical military meeting hosted in the city of Sirte on ...

The fall of Sirte to pro-government forces is a significant setback for the Islamic State group in Libya, but will not spell the end of the jihadists in the strife-torn country, experts say. The loss ...

Forces of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar on Monday said they had taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from factions loyal to the Tripoli government. Sirte, some 450 kilometres (280 miles) east ...

The latest clashes came after the government-backed fighters reached a hotel complex southeast of the recently captured Dollar neighbourhood on Monday. Rida Issa, a spokesman for the forces, said it ...

Libyan interim government fighters captured Muammar Gaddafi's home town on Thursday, extinguishing the last significant holdout of resistance by troops loyal to the deposed leader and ending a ...

Libyan armed forces are now preparing to launch an offensive on the base of the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS) in Sirte, a major Mediterranean Sea coastal town in Libya. If and when that ...