Libyan forces say they have re-taken control of the port in the city of
Sirte, after fierce fighting against militants from so-called Islamic
State.
Sirte is the most significant IS stronghold outside Iraq and Syria.
Earlier this week warplanes bombed IS position in Sirte while naval
forces fired missiles into the port, officials said. The offensive
continues.
The forces, aligned to the UN-backed unity government in Tripoli, began the battle to re-take the city last month.
Their spokesman, General Muhammad al-Ghusri, said senior IS leaders had
fled into the desert to the south, but that many militants were still
under siege in the city centre.
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Clashes centred on the Ougadougou conference centre, which was once a
venue for international summits but has now become an IS command centre.
Forces loyal to the government targeted the conference centre with heavy artillery fire, backed by warplanes.
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