Libyan Militias Claim Sirte Freed From Islamic State
Libyan troops claim they ousted the self-proclaimed Islamic State from the coastal city of Sirte following a six-month assault on the city, which was supported by American air strikes (New York Times)
With the defeat, the Islamic State is believed to no longer control any Libyan towns (Al Jazeera)
Allied Fighters Drive Islamic State Out of Sirte
Libyan officials confirmed that allied fights have driven self-proclaimed Islamic State militants from the city of Sirte, though clearing operations are still ongoing (AP)
Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade Clashes With Armed Groups East of the City
Armed clashes were reported November 30 in Arada after the Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade attacked an armed force’s building in the same area. The Tripoli Revolutionaries Brigade, led by Haitham Al-Tajouri, clashed with another armed force in the city and took over military and administrative buildings it used to control, including the mail company building in Al-Zawiya St. and Health Ministry in Firnaj district (Libya Observer)
Car Bombing Kills Two in Benghazi
A car bombing in Benghazi killed two people and wounded seventeen, a Libyan medical official reported (AP)
Al-Qaeda Leader Killed in Drone Strike, Says Libya
Libya’s official news agency reported that Abu Talha al-Hassnawi, a senior al-Qaeda leader, was killed in a drone strike (AP)
ICC Committed to Investigations in Libya in 2017
The chief prosecutor at the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, has committed to making Libya a priority for ICC investigations in 2017, in particular crimes by the self-proclaimed Islamic State (AP)
Islamic State Group Prepared to Establish Functioning State in Libya
New documents show how the self-proclaimed Islamic State prepared to establish a functioning state based in Sirte, Libya, with the closure of schools, restrictions on social life, and the training and recruitment of new members (Wall Street Journal)
Libyan Unity Government Oil Ports Fall to Rivals
Fighters who oppose the UN-backed national unity government in Libya seizedthree oil ports along the Mediterranean on Sunday and Monday (AFP)
Last of Chemical Weapons in Libya to be Destroyed
The final batch of Libyan chemical weapons arrived in Germany on Thursday and will be prepared for destruction, according to the UN-backed Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (AFP)
Libyan Forces Close to Pushing ISIS Out of Sirte
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter said on September 7 that U.S.-backed Libyan forces were close to defeating fighters of the self-proclaimed Islamic State in the northern coastal city of Sirte (Reuters)
Closing in on Islamic State in Sirte
At least 34 Libyan fighters were killed and more than 180 were wounded as they closed in on the last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, according to field hospitals. Forces aligned with Libya’s U.N.-backed government, supported since August 1 by U.S. air strikes, have pushed Islamic State militants back into a small residential area in central Sirte (Reuters)
Libyan Forces Advance Against Islamic State
Fighters loyal to Libya’s central government captured a central district of Sirte from the Islamic State and are advancing on the last neighborhood in the city still under the group’s control (Al Jazeera)
Suicide Bombing Kills at Least Fifteen in Benghazi
A car bomb detonated in a residential area of the Guwarsha district in Benghazi that killed at least fifteen people and wounded more than thirty others. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries claimed responsibility for the attack (France24)
Libyan Forces Advance on Islamic State After U.S. Air Strikes
Libyan fighters loyal to the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord advanced inside the jihadist stronghold of Sirte following U.S. air strikes on Islamic State positions in the city (AFP)