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Libyan Army Launches Offensive to Liberate Sirte From Daesh

© AFP 2023 / MAHMUD TURKIAMembers of forces loyal to Libya's Islamist-backed parliament General National Congress (GNC) secure the Al-Ghardabiya airbase as they fight Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of Libya's western city of Sirte on March 16, 2015
Members of forces loyal to Libya's Islamist-backed parliament General National Congress (GNC) secure the Al-Ghardabiya airbase as they fight Islamic State (IS) group jihadists on the outskirts of Libya's western city of Sirte on March 16, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The Libyan army has launched an offensive to drive Daesh terrorists out of the city of Sirte, Al Arabiya channel reported.

MOSCOW (Sputnik)  – The order to start the operation was given by General Khalifa Haftar, commander-in-chief of the Libyan National Army.

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Last week, The Times reported that up to 7,000 soldiers had been deployed in the nearby town of Ajdabiya, quoting military experts as saying that the mop-up operation should take one month at least.

According to the media outlet, Libya's UN-backed unity government is against Hiftar's offensive due to concerns that his forces could come into conflict not only with jihadists but also with forces loyal to the Tripoli-based General National Congress.

Since Muammar Gaddafi was ousted in 2011 Libya has fallen into anarchy, ruled both by the internationally-recognized Council of Deputies based in Tobruk and the Tripoli-based General National Congress.

The instability has triggered the rise of numerous Islamic militant and terrorist groups, particularly Daesh, which has been carrying out attacks on Libyan oil and other infrastructure.

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