Forces aligned with Libya’s internationally backed unity government closed in on the center of the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte over the weekend, giving a boost to an administration struggling to unite the fractured nation. In the past three weeks, militias that recently threw their support behind the government captured about 80% of Sirte and on Sunday pushed deeper into the city, said Ismail Shukri, head of military...

Source: Wall Street Journal June 12, 2016 20:26 UTC