Libya: government militias one kilometer from HQ of the IS in Sirte on 22.6.2016
Allied militias of Misrata and those which are part of the operation "to Bunian to Marsus" against IS (Daesh) in the Libyan city of Sirte, former stronghold of deceased Libyan Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, continue their advance.
This morning the militiamen loyal to GNA in Tripoli came to a kilometer away from jihadists IS or Daesh HQ which is in Ouagadougou ex Congress Hall, impressive building built - with Administration City - in the centre of Sirte by Italian ex ENTERPRISE, Emaco Group Libya (Italy) subsidiary.
The operation "to Bunian to Marsus" forces advance in three directions and were able yesterday to win the Dushm the area with warehouses of IS weapons, considered as the most important area of the city. For the taking of this part of the city, several militiamen of Misrata died.
Also yesterday, also it was also defeated district 700 and it is believed that these successes are the most important ones in the last 10 days.
Among the victims of Sirte figure also the head of the brigade Mashashia, allied to those fighting in the operation "to Bunian to Marsus". A military source of the operation, led by Tripoli government, announced today that Muaz Mohammed al Shuishin, head of the brigade Mashashia, was killed during clashes with IS last night.
With him several members of this brigade were wounded.
This is reason why Tripoli Presidential Council held a meeting yesterday with representatives of the Committee for the wounded militiamen, to discuss how to treat about a hundred wounded militiamen, hospitalized in Misrata returning from Sirte.
It is of 49 dead and 120 injured, the death toll so far detected in the ranks of the militia of Misrata for the offensive still being conducted on Sirte.
According to reports from a source of the operation "to Bunian to Marsus", these sad numbers refers only to battles within the city, started in early June, and would have risen recently as a result of latest battles which have also been the most violent since the operation started last May to liberate Sirte from IS.
The fighters of IS, for their part, would have killed 189 militiamen opponents from the start of the military operation "to Bunian to Marsus" launched from Misrata forces "loyal" to the GNA, in Bin Jawad 110km south-east of Misurata, at the beginning of May.
What emerges from a weekly newsletter which is distributed online by the Libyan branch of so called "Caliphate". According to its statistics and updated the 10th day of Ramadan (June 16), were injured in the fighting 677 government militiamen with 60 vehicles, two tanks and a warplane would have been destroyed.
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