In Libya: ISIS cornered but undefeated 6 months into battleAs for IS, the jihadists do not disclose their casualties but Issa gave an estimate of between 1,800 and 2,000 dead. After a swift initial thrust into the Islamic State group’s bastion in Libya, six months on unity government forces still face dogged resistance from jihadist holdouts cornered in the Mediterranean city of Sirte. Forces loyal to Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) announced the launch of the battle for Sirte, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, on May 12. Within weeks, GNA forces recaptured large chunks of the coastal city that IS jihadists had seized in June 2015 as a staging post for an expansion into North Africa. As for IS, the jihadists do not disclose their casualties but Issa gave an estimate of between 1,800 and 2,000 dead.

Source: Libya Today November 11, 2016 13:53 UTC