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Islamic State Retreats from Libya Bastion


(AP) Rami Musa and Maggie Michael - Islamic State militants were retreating Thursday from their main bastion in Sirte, Libya, as militiamen allied to a UN-brokered government pushed into the city, officials said. Sirte was the only major IS-held city outside Syria and Iraq. According to parliamentarian Ziad Hadia, more than 2,000 IS fighters are thought to remain in the city, 85% of whom are foreigners.
2016-06-13 00:00:00
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