Major increase in US anti-IS airstrikes as BM forces go for the kill
Oct 18 Nigel Ash

Major increase in US anti-IS airstrikes as BM forces go for the kill

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 18 October 2016:There has been a marked ramp in air strikes on Sirte. In just three days US aircraft have struck 96...

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Another deadly day in Sirte for Bunyan Marsous
Oct 14 Michel Cousins

Another deadly day in Sirte for Bunyan Marsous

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 14 October 2016:Intensive fighting today in Sirte’s Manara district, one of the last parts of the town still not cap...

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Egypt admits to airstrikes in 2015
Oct 14 Michel Cousins

Egypt admits to airstrikes in 2015

By Libya Herald reporter. (Photo: Social media)Tunis, 16 October 2016:The Egyptian air force says that last year it carried out 13 air strikes against...

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Oct 12 Michel Cousins

Wife dies in attempted assassination of prominent Khoms Salafist: report

By Ajnadin Mustafa.Tripoli, 12 October 2016:The pregnant wife of one of the leading Salafists in Khoms died today when gunmen tried to kill her husban...

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Bunyan Marsous forces in Sirte split last IS enclave
Oct 8 Nigel Ash

Bunyan Marsous forces in Sirte split last IS enclave

By Libya Herald Reporters.Tripoli, 8 October 2016;In renewed fighting today Bunyan Marsous commanders say they forces have succeeded in splitting the...

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Oct 6 Nigel Ash

Misratan commander says US could have destroyed Sirte IS within hours had it wanted

By Libya Herald reporters.Footage of an air strikes on an IS tank in Sirte (Photo: US AFRICOM).Tripoli, 6 October 2016:A Bunyan Marsous commander has...

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"Up to 55 terrorists killed" today in Sirte but 8 BM fighters and a Dutch journalist also die
Oct 2 Nigel Ash

"Up to 55 terrorists killed" today in Sirte but 8 BM fighters and a Dutch journalist also die

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli,  2 October 2016:Bunyan Marsous (BM) said this evening that as many as 55 terrorists had been killed today in Sirte,...

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UNSMIL wants urgent international aid for Sirte
Sep 19 Nigel Ash

UNSMIL wants urgent international aid for Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters. Some of the destruction caused by fighting in Sirte (Photo: UNICEF)Tunis, 19 September 2016:UNSMIL is asking international...

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Bunyan Marsous resumes final assault on IS in Sirte
Sep 18 Nigel Ash

Bunyan Marsous resumes final assault on IS in Sirte

By Libya Herald reporters.Tripoli, 18 September 2016:Three more of its fighters have died today as Bunyan Marsous forces resumed its final push to des...

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Indian academics held in Sirte freed; US air strikes against IS continue
Sep 16 Michel Cousins

Indian academics held in Sirte freed; US air strikes against IS continue

By Libya Herald reporter.Tripoli, 16 September 2016:Two Indian academics at the University of Sirte who were kidnapped by the so-called Islamic State...

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