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ISIS seizes power plant near Libyan city of Sirte

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Islamic State militants have seized a power plant west of the Libyan city of Sirte,

according to a Reuters report Thursday.

 

"The plant ... was taken," Islamic State said in a message on social media. "Now the city of Sirte has been freed completely."

 

Forces loyal to the self-declared government that controls the Libyan capital Tripoli pulled out of Sirte after Islamic State attacked the plant, according to the Reuters report.

 

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