ISIS claims capture of Libyan city of Sirte

June 10, 2015 00:40

The Islamic State group claimed to have seized full control Tuesday of the Libyan city of Sirte from the Fajr Libya militia, including a power plant, according to a US monitor.

SITE Intelligence Group said the jihadist group had published photographs of IS fighters engaged in clashes, sitting atop heavy guns, exploring the power plant and town, as well as bodies of dead Fajr Libya fighters.

The claim comes nearly two weeks after IS overran the airport in Sirte --the home town of slain dictator Moamer Kadhafi -- in the groups first such military gain in Libya.

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