LIBYA - 2016 in Review

LIBYA- 2016 in Review

LIBYA- 2016 in Review

LIBYA 2016 in Review

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January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review1








PhotographerEsam Al-FetoriLocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Saturday, March 12, 2016Buildings damaged during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, are seen in Benghazi, Libya March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-FetoriMarch 12 , 2016January 18, 20179

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PhotographerEsam Al-FetoriLocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Saturday, March 19, 2016A man stands in his house destroyed after clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government, who are backed by the locals, and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, Libya March 19, 2016. Libya's Presidential Council faces huge challenges as it seeks to establish itself in a deeply divided...moreMarch 19 , 2016January 18, 201710


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationTRIPOLI, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, April 14, 2016A member of the force assigned to protect Libya's unity government stands at the entrance to where the government has their offices, in Tripoli, Libya April 14, 2016. The Presidential Council has faced resistance in both Tripoli and eastern Libya, the bases for Libya's two rival governments, and its opponents in the capital closed down the air space to prevent it from flying in. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyApril 14 , 2016January 18, 201711LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Thursday, April 14, 2016Members of forces loyal to Libya's eastern government sit near the Libyan cement factory during clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 14, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 14 , 2016January 18, 201712LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Thursday, April 14, 2016A fire is seen next to the Libyan cement factory during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government, who are backed by the locals, and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia in Benghazi, Libya April 14, 2016. The Presidential Council, the UN-brokered national unity government in Tripoli, faces...moreApril 14 , 2016January 18, 201713LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Saturday, April 16, 2016A fire next to the Libyan cement factory is seen during clashes between military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government, who are backed by the locals, and the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 15, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 16 , 2016January 18, 201714LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Saturday, April 16, 2016A member of military forces loyal to Libya's eastern government points to a fire near the Libyan cement factory during clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 15, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 16 , 2016January 18, 201715LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Monday, April 18, 2016Members of forces loyal to Libya's eastern government stand near to the Libyan cement factory after the army took control of the factory following clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 18, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 18 , 2016January 18, 201716LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Monday, April 18, 2016Members of forces loyal to Libya's eastern government stand near to the Libyan cement factory after the army took control of the factory following clashes with the Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya April 18, 2016. REUTERS/StringerApril 18 , 2016January 18, 201717LIBYA - 2016 in Review


In this four-picture combo a boat overturns as people try to jump in the water off the Libyan coast on May 25, 2016. The Italian navy says it recovered a few bodies from the overturned migrant ship, while some 500 migrants who were on board were rescued safely. (Italian navy via AP)May 25 , 2016

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BATTLING ISLAMIC STATE FOR SIRTEPhotographerReuters TVLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Soldiers from a force aligned with Libya's new unity government walk along a road during an advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of the Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, in this still image taken from video on June 9, 2016. Forces aligned with Libya's unity government were engaged in fierce clashes with Islamic State in the group's stronghold of Sirte, but were facing resistance from snipers as they edged toward the city...moreJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201719LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016A vehicle burns as forces aligned with Libya's new unity government advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of Sirte, June 9, 2016. Brigades in the western city of Misrata have advanced rapidly, driving militants back along the coastal road west of Sirte before seizing strategic points on the edge of the city. via Reuters TVJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201720LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationSirte, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Soldiers from forces aligned with Libya's new unity government are seen on a road during an advance on Sirte, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/StringerJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201721LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Soldiers from a force aligned with Libya's new unity government fire along a road during an advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of Sirte, June 9, 2016. A separate militia controlling oil terminals in Libya's oil crescent, the Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG), says it is making ground from the east, reducing the 250 km (155 mile) strip of Mediterranean coastline that Islamic State held by at least half. via Reuters TVJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201722LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016A sign which reads in Arabic, "The city of Sirte, under the shadow of Sharia" is seen as smoke rises in the background on the eastern and southern outskirts of Sirte, June 9, 2016. If the advances are sustained, they could dislodge Islamic State from its most important base outside the Middle East and provide a boost to the U.N.-backed Government of National Accord (GNA). via Reuters TVJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201723LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationSirte, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Soldiers from forces aligned with Libya's new unity government are seen resting on the road during an advance on Sirte, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/StringerJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201724LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerReuters TVLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Forces aligned with Libya's new unity government are seen on the road as they advance on the eastern and southern outskirts of Sirte, June 9, 2016. via Reuters TVJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201725LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationSirte, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016Forces aligned with Libya's new unity government advance along a road in Sirte, June 8, 2016. REUTERS/StringerJune 9 , 2016January 18, 201726LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationTRIPOLI, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, June 22, 2016People stand near cars destroyed by an explosion from the ammunition store in Garabulli east of Tripoli, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraJune 22 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review27

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, July 12, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire artillery towards IS fighters positions in Sirte, Libya, July 12, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly12 2016

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PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government look at Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016

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PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons at Islamic State fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of the Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires his gun at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government look at Islamic State fighters' positions before a battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government move with a tank towards Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gestures during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of the Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government looks at Islamic State fighters' positions during a battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of the Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government looks at Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons as they move towards Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires his gun at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires his gun at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Friday, July 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 15, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July15 , 2016


PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Monday, July 18, 2016A member of the Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government takes a break at the frontline in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July18 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review43

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, July 19, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government play table football at the frontline in the West part of Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July19 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review44

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, July 19, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government look at the positions of Islamic States fighters in the West part of Sirte, Libya, July 19, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July19 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review45

FRONTLINES OF LIBYAPhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government prays in front of his sniper rifle during a battle with Islamic States fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review46

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review47

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a weapon during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review48

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government stand in a house during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review49

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review50

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons during a battle with IS fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review51

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government runs for cover during a battle with Islamic States fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJanuary 18, 2017July 21 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review52

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 24, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a 122 MM artillery towards Islamic State fighters positions in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 24 , 2016January 18, 201753LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Monday, July 25, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a 81 mm mortar round in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicFRONTLINES OF LIBYAJuly 25 , 2016January 18, 201754LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016Pieces of bricks fly off the wall as Islamic State fighters open fire at Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government during a battle in Sirte, Libya, July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201755LIBYA - 2016 in Review

hotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government move towards Islamic State fighters positions during a battle in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201756LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government looks through a hole in a wall as a self-propelled artillery gun fires at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201757LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government runs for cover with another fighter while carrying a wounded fighter during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201758LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire weapons at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201759LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a rife at Islamic State fighters during a battle in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201760LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Sunday, July 31, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government runs for cover during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 31, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicJuly 31 , 2016January 18, 201761LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya, August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 2 , 2016January 18, 201762LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government carries a 122 mm tank shell on top of a Soviet made T-55 in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 2 , 2016January 18, 201763LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 2 , 2016January 18, 201764LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed rest on a beach before they fire a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters from a beach in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicLIBYA'S BATTLE ON THE BEACHAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201765LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed rest on a beach before they fire a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters from a beach in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201766LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fires a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters from a beach in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201767LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government move from a beach after they fired shells with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201768LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed rest on a beach before they fire a shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters from a beach in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201769LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Wednesday, August 03, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed move from a beach after they fire shells with Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 3 , 2016January 18, 201770LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Thursday, August 04, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a rocket at Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 4 , 2016January 18, 201771LIBYA - 2016 in Review

Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a rocket at ISIS fighters in Sirte, Libya on Aug. 4.

GORAN TOMASEVIC / ReutersAug. 4 , 2016January 18, 201772LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire a shell at Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016January 18, 201773LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government hold their weapons as they patrol during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016

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PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government holds his weapon as he patrols during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government rest during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government fire an artillery cannon at Islamic State fighters' positions in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government looks through a pair of binoculars during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 15, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government hold their weapons as they patrol during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 15 ,2016


PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Smoke rises during a battle between Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government and Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 16 ,2016January 18, 201780LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government receive ammunitions for their tank during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 16 ,2016January 18, 201781LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016Fighters ride a pickup truck as smoke rises during a battle with Islamic State fighters in neighborhood Number Two in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 16 ,2016January 18, 201782LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, August 16, 2016A wounded fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, who was injured during a battle with Islamic State fighters, receives treatment in a field hospital in Sirte, Libya August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 16 ,2016January 18, 201783LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGiorgos MoutafisLocationMEDITERANEAN SEA, LibyaReuters / Thursday, August 18, 2016Syrian refugee girl Housaida rests inside the Spanish rescue vessel Astral after being rescued by the Spanish NGO Proactiva off the Libyan coast in the Mediterranean Sea. REUTERS/Giorgos MoutafisAug. 18 ,2016January 18, 201784LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, August 18, 2016A view of the scene following a car bomb attack in al-Gharbiat in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 18 ,2016January 18, 201785LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraAug. 21 ,2016January 18, 201786LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016Fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraAug. 21 ,2016January 18, 201787SIRTE, LibyaLIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016Fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take position during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraAug. 21 ,2016January 18, 201788LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016A Libyan man checks a building used by the Islamic State fighters after it was captured by Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, in Sirte, Libya August 22, 2016. REUTERS/Hani AmaraAug. 22 ,2016January 18, 201789LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerGoran TomasevicLocationSIRTE, LIBYAReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016Empty cells are seen in a house which, according to fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government, were used by Islamic State as prison, in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran TomasevicAug. 22 ,2016January 18, 201790LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 22, 2016Medics treat a fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government who was injured during a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraAug. 22 ,2016January 18, 201791LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, August 28, 2016Members of Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire a weapon towards Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number One in central Sirte, Libya August 28, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 28 , 2016January 18, 201792LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, August 29, 2016Libyan forces pray as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya August 29, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyAug. 29 , 2016January 18, 201793LIBYA - 2016 in Review

.Members of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government ride their tanks during a battle with ISIS militants in Sirte on Sept. 6.

HANI AMARA / ReutersSep. 6 , 2016January 18, 201794LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Wednesday, September 07, 2016Smoke rises following what witnesses said was an air strike during a battle between Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government and Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraSep. 7 , 2016January 18, 201795LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerStringer .LocationMISRATA, LibyaReuters / Friday, September 09, 2016Smoke rises as Libyan forces dispose of explosives left behind by Islamic State militants following a battle in Sirte, at Misrata, Libya. REUTERS/StringerSep. 9 , 2016January 18, 201796LIBYA - 2016 in Review

A sniper from Misrata fires towards Islamic State militant positions in Sirte, Libya. Forces loyal to the United Nations-brokered government have waged a campaign to dislodge Islamic State from Sirte since June.

Manu Brabo / AP-21Sep. 21 , 2016January 18, 201797LIBYA - 2016 in Review

Abdul, 22, and Muftah, 19, rest at their unit's headquarters on the outskirts of Sirte on Sept. 21.

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BATTLING ISLAMIC STATE IN LIBYAPhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, September 22, 2016A tank is seen as fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take position during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounySep. 22 , 2016January 18, 201799LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, September 22, 2016A Libyan forces tank allied with the U.N.-backed government is seen during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounySep. 22 , 2016January 18, 2017100LIBYA - 2016 in Review

A fighter with Libyan forces affiliated with the U.N.-backed Tripoli government scans for targets from the minaret of a mosque retaken from ISIS control in Sirte, Libya, on Sept. 22.

Brigades from the western city of Misrata have surrounded militants in a gradually shrinking residential area in central Sirte. The Libyan forces have been supported since Aug. 1 by U.S. airstrikes.


A fighter uses a dummy to gain the attention of ISIS snipers at the frontline in Sirte on Sept. 22.

After advancing rapidly on Sirte in May, the Libyan forces have suffered high numbers of casualties from sniper fire, suicide bombings and improvised explosive devices. More than 500 have been killed and more than 2,000 wounded.

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Fighters rest near a destroyed building during a battle against ISIS militants at the frontline in Sirte on Sept. 22.

The forces are supported by a U.N.-backed government in Tripoli but complain that it has been slow to provide help. Fighters are mostly using outdated weapons and ammunition and lack armored vehicles and protective clothing.


A fighter fires his weapon during fighting against ISIS forces on Sept. 22.


Smoke rises from a destroyed neighborhood in Sirte on Sept. 22.


A fighter scans for targets during an attack to retake the last district from ISIS control in Sirte on Sept. 22.

ISIS expanded into Libya in 2014, taking advantage of the political chaos and security vacuum that developed after Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in an uprising five years ago.


. A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as he takes a position on a building rooftop during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya.ISMAIL ZETOUNY / Reuters-24Sep. 24 , 2016January 18, 2017107


LibyaThe view from a hidden position looking into a mirror, where fighters of the Libyan forces affiliated to the Tripoli government remain out of sight from snipers and scan for possible targets in the street outside, from their vantage point inside a building at the western front line in Sirte, Libya, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)-27Sep. 27 , 2016January 18, 2017108LIBYA - 2016 in Review

A fighter of the Libyan forces affiliated with the Tripoli government searches for sniper positions, from a building, on the front line in Sirte, Libya.Manu Brabo / APSep. 27 , 2016January 18, 2017109LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Saturday, October 01, 2016A member of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon through a hole as he takes up position in a building during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 1 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review110

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 02, 2016A tank from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government is seen during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 2 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review111

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 02, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather in front of a damaged building during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 2 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review112

A fighter with the Libyan forces affiliated with the Tripoli government is helped by comrades after being shot by a sniper on Oct. 2, in Sirte, Libya, the last bastion of ISIS in the chaos-wracked North African country.Sunday in Pictures: Oct. 2Manu Brabo / AP-03Oct.2 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review113

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016Fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government pray in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review114SIRTE, Libya

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather outside destroyed buildings they captured from Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya . REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review115

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016Fighters from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather outside a building they captured from Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review116

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government displays a sign that reads "Islamic Police" in a building used as a police office by Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review117

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government holds his weapon during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review118

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review119

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government runs for cover during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review120

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 03, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government run for cover during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 3 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review121

PhotographerReuters StaffLocationMISRATA, LibyaReuters / Friday, October 07, 2016A scarecrow is seen on a scaffold used by Islamic State in Sirte to display bodies of executed prisoners, mounted on a would-be suicide bomber's captured truck, outside Misrata's museum, Libya. REUTERS/Aidan LewisOct. 7 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review122

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Saturday, October 08, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government sits in an armoured vehicle during a battle with Islamic State militants in their remaining holdouts, in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 8 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review123

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Saturday, October 08, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government writes on a wall "beware there is a sniper" during a battle with Islamic State militants in their remaining holdouts, in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 8 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review124

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government climbs out of a hole during a fight with Islamic State in neighbourhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya, October 9, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review125

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016An armoured vehicle of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government is pictured during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review126SIRTE, Libya

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as he takes up a position in a building during a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review127

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government smokes a waterpipe during a break in their battle with Islamic State militants in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review128

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 09, 2016An armored vehicle of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government is pictured during a battle with Islamic State militants in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review129

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016A view from a hole in a wall shows houses and buildings that were destroyed during a battle between Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government and Islamic State militants, in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 10 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review130

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 10, 2016Belongings are seen in a house that was captured by Libyan forces from Islamic State militants following a battle in neighborhood Number Three in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyOct. 10 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review131

A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon through an opening in a wall as forces advance into the last area controlled by ISIS in the coastal city of Sirte, Libya. Libyan pro-government forces are surrounding the militants after a five-month campaign backed by U.S. air strikes, military officials say.ISMAIL ZETOUNY / Reuters-12Oct. 12 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review132

LIBERATING SIRTE FROM ISLAMIC STATEPhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather after they captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyJanuary 18, 2017133Oct. 16 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as he conducts searching after forces captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyJanuary 18, 2017134Oct. 16 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016Smoke rises following an air strike as Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather after they captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyJanuary 18, 2017135Oct. 16 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government show a t-shirt with Islamic State logo after they captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyJanuary 18, 2017136Oct. 16 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Sunday, October 16, 2016Smoke rises following an air strike as Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather after they captured a new area from Islamic State militants in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyJanuary 18, 2017137Oct. 16 , 2016LIBYA - 2016 in Review

PhotographerEsam Al-FetoriLocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Thursday, October 27, 2016New graduates of Engineering and Law faculties at Benghazi University celebrate as they pose in front of damaged buildings at their university former headquarters, which was destroyed during clashes in 2014, between members of the Libyan National Army and Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have joined forces with Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya. REUTERS/Esam...moreOct. 27 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review138

PhotographerEsam Al-FetoriLocationBENGHAZI, LibyaReuters / Thursday, October 27, 2016A new graduate of Benghazi University takes a selfie in front of a ruined building at his university which was destroyed during clashes in 2014 between members of the Libyan National Army and Shura Council of Libyan Revolutionaries. REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-FetoriOct. 27 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review139

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 31, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraOct. 31 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review140

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 31, 2016Smoke rises as fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Hani AmaraJanuary 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review141SIRTE, LIBYAOct. 31 , 2016

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 31, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government walk during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Hani AmaraJanuary 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review142Oct. 31 , 2016

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Monday, October 31, 2016A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government washes his hand during a battle with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Hani AmaraJanuary 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review143Oct. 31 , 2016

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, November 08, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take rest inside a building near the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Sirte. The writing on the wall reads, "maintain the cleanliness of the place." REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 8 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review144

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, November 08, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government smokes a water pipe as others take rest inside a building near the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Sirte. The writing on the wall reads: "maintain the cleanliness of the place." REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 8 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review145

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Wednesday, November 09, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government holds his weapon at the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review146

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Wednesday, November 09, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take a drink inside a ruined house at the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review147

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Wednesday, November 09, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover in a ruined house at the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review148

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Wednesday, November 09, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as he takes up position inside a ruined house at the front line of fighting with Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyNov. 9 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review149

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, November 22, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government walks as smokes rises following an air strike on Islamic State positions in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraNov. 22 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review150

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Saturday, November 26, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather atop a ruined house as they push into the last area held by Islamic State militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraJanuary 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review151Nov. 26 , 2016

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, December 01, 2016Smoke rises as fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government advance against Islamic State holdouts in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyDec. 1 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review152

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, December 01, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government aim their weapons through holes in a wall as they advance against Islamic State holdouts in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyDec. 1 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review153

PhotographerIsmail ZetouniLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Thursday, December 01, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government looks for Islamic State militants through a hole in a wall as forces advance against the militants' holdouts in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail ZitounyDec. 1 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review154

LIBYAN FORCES CLEAR ISLAMIC STATE FROM SIRTEPhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government waving a Libyan flag flashes victory sign as he stands atop the ruins of a house after forces finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review155

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A woman who was released from Islamic State-held ground, receives treatment in a field hospital in Sirte, after Libyan forces cleared Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the group's former stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review156

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government celebrate after they finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review157

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A Libyan flag flies as people and Libyan forces celebrate after clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the group's former stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review158

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government carries a girl after she was released from Islamic State-held ground as forces clear Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the group's former stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review159

PhotographerStringer .LocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A man sits atop the ruins of a house as fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government are close to securing last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte. REUTERS/Ayman SahelyDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review160

PhotographerStringer .LocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government celebrate as they are close to securing last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ayman SahelyDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review161

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government take cover as they clear Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review162

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016Women sit in a pickup truck after they were released by Libyan forces from Islamic State-held ground as forces clear Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the group's former stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review163

PhotographerStringer .LocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government gather atop the ruins of a house as they are close to securing last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ayman SahelyDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review164

PhotographerStringer .LocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government covers the dead body of who forces say was an Islamic State militant as they are close to securing last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ayman SahelyDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review165

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A baby, who was released from Islamic State-held ground, lies on a bed in a field hospital in Sirte, after Libyan forces cleared Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the group's former stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review166

PhotographerHani AmaraLocationSIRTE, LibyaReuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016A Libyan flag flies as fireworks explode during celebrations after Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of the former Islamic State stronghold of Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani AmaraDec. 6 , 2016January 18, 2017LIBYA - 2016 in Review167THE ENDLIBYA 2016 in Review PPS : http://ppsnet.wordpress.com

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