Libya: Sirte Offensive Against ISIS May Spell End for Fragile Unity Government. Published Jul 11, 2016 at 3:00 AM EDT Updated Jul 16, 2016 at 3:15 AM EDT.

US-backed government militia in Libya are pushing forward in their battle to expel ISIS from the coastal Libyan city of Sirte despite ... US-backed government militia in Libya are pushing forward ...

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 ...

Libya: Battle for Sirte near 'stalemate' Close. Fierce clashes are taking place in the Libyan city of Sirte between troops loyal to Col Gaddafi and National Transitional Council troops.

Dozens of families are fleeing Colonel Gaddafi's hometown of Sirte, as fighters loyal to the country's interim council prepare to launch fresh assaults to finally capture the town.

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Libya's U.N.-backed unity government called on Thursday on military factions to hold off from any campaign against the Islamic State-controlled city of Sirte until a unified ...

Human Rights Watch interviewed 45 Sirte residents for its report, which paints a vivid picture of how ISIS controls every aspect of life. ISIS has benefited from the chaos in Libya.

After gaining territory in Benghazi, Derna and Ajdabiya in eastern Libya, the group seized the central coastal city of Sirte, holding it until late 2016 as it enforced a harsh regime of public ...

The High National Elections Commission (HNEC) has confirmed that the distribution of voter cards has been suspended in the ...

The Sirte basin in north-central Libya differs markedly from the neighboring Kufra, Murzuk, and Ghadames basins. The latter are broad, essentially unfaulted Paleozoic depressions that were sites ...