Hundreds of loyalist troops and unknown number of ISIL fighters killed as pro-government forces seize coastal city.
Forces aligned to Libya's UN-backed national unity government have gained full control of Sirte after months of fighting, in a major blow to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group in the country.
"Our forces have total control of Sirte," Reda Issa, a spokesman for pro-government forces, told AFP news agency on Monday. "Our forces saw Daesh totally collapse," he said referring to the Arabic name of ISIL.
The battle for the coastal city, which was the last significant territory held by ISIL, also known as ISIS, in Libya, cost the lives of hundreds of loyalist troops as well as an unknown number of ISIL fighters, Issa said.
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More News On Libyan Pro-Government Forces Capturing The Islamic State Stronghold Of Sirte
Libyan Forces Claim Full Control of Former Islamic State Stronghold Sirte -- WSJ
IS loses Libya bastion in major blow to jihadists -- AFP
Libyan pro-government forces say they have seized IS-held Sirte -- DW
Isis loses control of Libyan city of Sirte -- The Guardian
Libyan forces close to securing last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte: officials -- Reuters
Libyan forces capture 32 IS militants as they comb through last holdout in Sirte -- Libyan Express
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