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Libyan Forces Arrest Suspected Islamic State Member in Sirte


(AFRICAN EXAMINER) –  Libyan Security Forces have arrested a suspected leading member of Islamic State, Khalifa al-Barq, in the Militant Group’s former stronghold of Sirte, an Official and residents said on Thursday.

A city official confirmed the arrest but denied that foreign troops had been involved in the operation as claimed by some residents. U.S. troops have several times captured militants in Libya.

Barq was taken from his home in Sirte on Wednesday, the official said.

He gave no more details.

Libyan forces, backed up by U.S. air strikes, expelled Islamic State militants from Sirte in December 2016, a coastal city they had seized in 2015.

The group has sought refuge in the Southern desert of Libya, a country in turmoil since the toppling of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, and recently stepped up attacks in several cities including the capital Tripoli.

 


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