Violence in Sirte between ISIS and pro-government militiamen kills at least 60

Fierce clashes in Libya between pro-government militiamen and ISIS jihadists in the city of Sirte and an explosion at a depot near the capital, Tripoli, has left more than 60 dead in just one day. Sirte is believed to be the last bastion of the ISIS group in the North African country and the latest clashes led to the death of 36 militiamen aligned with the newly-UN brokered government. They are mainly from the western town of Misrata and have been leading an offensive since early May to take full control over Sirte.
Along with the 36 militiamen killed, mostly in direct gun battles with ISIS jihadists, Misrata hospital spokesman has indicated that another 140 were wounded in the violence.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 22 June 2016.

ISIS jihadists have apparently gone into hiding at its headquarters in Sirte where the sprawling Ouagadougou convention center had been built by late dictator Muammar Gaddafi. The city was also Gaddafi's birthplace and the city he fled to during the 2011 civil war, when Libyan rebels backed by NATO bombings forced him out of the capital, Tripoli.
Simultaneously, an explosion at a depot in the town of Garabuli, near Tripoli, followed clashes with militias and killed 29 civilians. The clashes here took place between militiamen in charge of the town security and armed local protesters. It seems when the protesters stormed the militia's barracks, the depot exploded - it housed firecrackers, not ammunition.


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