Troops loyal to Libya's internationally recognised government have shot down a fighter jet belonging to the eastern forces under the command of General Khalifa Haftar, on the same day the renegade military leader held talks with Egypt's president in Cairo.
The United States called on Sunday for an immediate halt to military operations in Libya as the Libyan National Army headed by Khalifa Haftar advanced on the capital, Tripoli.
At least 34 Libyan fighters were killed and more than 180 wounded on Sunday as they closed in on the last IS militant holdouts in the coastal city of Sirte, according to field hospitals.
