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Battle of Sirte (2015)
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The Battle of Sirte refers to the battle in the spring of 2015, in the region of Sirte, Libya, between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Libya Shield Force. ISIL forces had been present in the city since February 2015,[8] before the Fall of Nofaliya. After Nofaliya fell to ISIL forces, the Tripoli-based government had decided to send reinforcements to recapture Sirte.[9]
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Part of the Second Libyan Civil War | |||||||
![]() Mathābah al-Madīnah, Assembly building, in Sirte (2007) | |||||||
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10 killed[1][5][6] | 41 killed[1][6][7] |
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