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.
Libyan forces battling to oust IS (Daesh group) from Sirte on Wednesday captured a large convention hall complex in the city center, seizing a symbolic base where militants once held meetings and flew their black jihadist flag; Reuters reported.
Forces aligned with Libya's unity government said on Friday they had taken control of the port of Sirte, making further gains in ISIL's North African stronghold.
