Sirte battle pauses as IS feared in rear areas
Sep 11 Nigel Ash

Sirte battle pauses as IS feared in rear areas

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 11 September 2016:The beard shavings and discarded IS costumes discovered in recent weeks by triumphant Bunyan Mars...

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US defence secretary predicts IS Sirte defeat "shortly"
Sep 7 Nigel Ash

US defence secretary predicts IS Sirte defeat "shortly"

By Libya Herald reporters.Tunis, 7 September 2016:IS terrorists had been confined to just one part of Sirte and were on the verge of defeat US Defence...

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The battle for Sirte continues
Sep 6 Nigel Ash

The battle for Sirte continues

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 6 September 2016:At least seven terrorists have died in the last 24 hours while the Bunyan Marsous operations room...

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IS remains deadly in its Sirte death throws
Sep 3 Nigel Ash

IS remains deadly in its Sirte death throws

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 3 September 2016:The outcome of the battle for Sirte is not in doubt but IS is proving no less deadly in its death...

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Sep 1 Sami Zaptia

US conducts 99th airstrike against IS in Sirte

By Sami Zaptia.The US Africa Command (Africom) has revealed that it had conducted its 99th airstrike against IS in Sirte (Africom).London, 1 September...

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Serraj in Sirte as IS retreats to final refuge
Aug 31 Nigel Ash

Serraj in Sirte as IS retreats to final refuge

By Libya Herald reporters. Tripoli, 31 August 2016:Even as Bunyan Marsous forces battled the remnants of IS in Sirte, Faeiz Serraj, head of the Presid...

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Aug 31 Nigel Ash

Maetig lauds anti-IS drive in Sirte and rounds on Hafter

By Libya Herald reporters. Ahmed Maetig celebrates "incredible" anti-IS effort (Archive shot)Tripoli, 31 August 2016:The Presidency Council had led an...

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IS now reduced to small part of Sirte's District No. 3
Aug 29 Michel Cousins

IS now reduced to small part of Sirte's District No. 3

By Libya Herald reporter. Bunyan Marsous forces in Sirte's District No. 3 (Photo: Bunyan Marsous Operations Room)Tripoli, 29 August 2016:Forces from t...

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Heavy BM casualties as noose tightens on IS in Sirte
Aug 28 Nigel Ash

Heavy BM casualties as noose tightens on IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 28 August 2016:Bunyan Marous today fighter paid a heavy price as they advanced on the last two IS-held Sirte distri...

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Serraj confers with US military chiefs on operations against IS
Aug 25 Michel Cousins

Serraj confers with US military chiefs on operations against IS

By Hadi Fornaji.Tunis, 25 August 2016:Faiez Serraj, head of the Presidency Council has had talks in Germany with the head of the US Africa Command (Af...

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