The UN-proposed government's Presidential Council (PC) has issued a new decree ordering the formation of a military force tasked with securing the city of Sirte. The PC's decree No. 18 for 2017 specified the tasks assigned for the new force as four:First, the force will be securing the state institutions in Sirte. Second, the force will be tasked with fighting terrorism and securing the lives and properties of the residents in Sirte. The PC's decree added, saying each personnel of the force will be given 2000 Libyan dinars by the Defense Ministry.

Source: Libya Observer March 25, 2017 15:45 UTC