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Libyan forces seize last Daesh positions in Sirte

by Associated Press

BENGHAZI, Libya Dec 06, 2016 - 12:00 am GMT+3
Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government celebrate after they finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Daesh stronghold of Sirte, Libya on Dec. 6, 2016. (Reuters Photo)
Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government celebrate after they finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Daesh stronghold of Sirte, Libya on Dec. 6, 2016. (Reuters Photo)
by Associated Press Dec 06, 2016 12:00 am

The last buildings occupied by Daesh militants in Sirte have fallen into hands of Libyan fighters on Tuesday, officials said, as anti-Daesh fighters celebrated in the streets the fall of the final Daesh stronghold in Libya.

Ahmed Hadiya, the head of the media center for the anti-Daesh operation, told: "This is the last major battle, but it is not the end of military operations, nor the declaration of liberation."

Hadiya said that 12 fighters were killed on Tuesday in "intense fighting."

The U.S. threw its support behind the anti-Daesh operation in August, helping break weeks of stalemate with dozens of airstrikes.

While the extremist group has lost its major base in Libya, Daesh militants might seek sanctuary elsewhere — such as Libya's lawless southern regions.

Daesh and other extremist groups gained a foothold in Libya over the years of chaos that engulfed the North African country in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi. Militias, originally made up of NATO-backed rebels, quickly filled the security vacuum.

The country has been split between rival parliaments and governments, each backed by a loose array of militias and tribes. Western nations view the newly-formed U.N.-brokered government as the best hope for uniting the country, but Libya's parliament, which meets in the far east, has refused to accept it.

Another fight against Daesh militants is ongoing in the eastern city of Benghazi, under the command of Marshal Khalifa Hifter who answers to the parliament.

U.N. Envoy to Libya Martin Kolber told the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday, "the fight against terrorism has produced results, but the gains are not irreversible."

He also said that the fragmentation of the country's security authorities, "allow criminal and terrorist networks to flourish. Kidnappings, extortion and theft occur daily."

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