IS suicide bombings target Libya pro-govt forces in Sirte
The Islamic State Group Carried Out Three Suicide Car Bombings Today Against Forces Allied With Libya's Unity Government Battling To Retake The City Of Sirte, An Official Said.
The Islamic State group carried out three suicide car bombings today against forces allied with Libya's unity government battling to retake the city of Sirte, an official said."Three explosions from cars driven by Islamic State suicide bombers targeted our forces in Sirte," Rida Issa, a spokesman for the unity government's forces, told AFP. "There are several wounded among our forces," he said, without providing further details.One bomber blew up his car a few metres from a group of pro-government fighters near the Abu Hadi roundabout in the city's southeast, Issa said.The other bombers targeted pro-government forces and a field hospital in the city's west.Forces loyal to the unity government have been fighting deadly street battles to retake Sirte, a coastal city 450 kilometres east of Tripoli that IS seized last year and turned into its main North African bastion.The loss of Sirte, former dictator Moamer Kadhafi's home town, would be a major blow to IS at a time when it is under mounting pressure in Syria and Iraq.
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