Militias Corner Islamic State in Libyan CitySIRTE, Libya—When Islamic State captured this Mediterranean port last year, fighters tagged walls and buildings with the group’s name. Misrata fighters on the front line during an attack against Islamic State in Sirte. The U.S. has tried to shore up the government by launching airstrikes in support of the offensive in Sirte against Islamic State. In Sirte, Islamic State had established its most powerful base outside of its strongholds in Iraq and Syria. Ayman Harami, a doctor from another Libyan city, has grown sympathetic to Sirte’s civilians, delivering babies and proudly displaying photos of those newborns.

Source: Wall Street Journal September 01, 2016 19:12 UTC