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Libyan forces say Islamic State beaten back in Sirte

Libyan forces ride a military vehicle as they prepare for next advance against Islamic State holdouts in Sirte, Libya

Tripoli: Libyan forces said they captured a residential neighborhood in central Sirte from Islamic State on Monday, leaving just one district of the city still occupied by the militants.

Spokesman Rida Issa said Sirte's neighborhood Number One was "completely liberated", but added that the brigades, backed by U.S. air strikes, were "in the process of clearing any remnants of Daesh (Islamic State)" from the area.

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