Suicide bombers hit Libyan troops in Sirte, kill at least 10
ISIS suicide bombers reportedly battacked Libya's pro-government forces in the ISIS' former stronghold city of Sirte on Thursday, detonating two cars bombs that killed at least 10 troops. The death toll is expected to rise, since many of the 20 troops wounded were in
Sirte is IS's final bastion in the country, and Libyan troops have been forcing the militants into ever-smaller bits of territory there, backed by US airstrikes. Suicide attacks are a much-used tactic by the extremist group.
Libya descended into chaos following the 2011 ouster and killing of dictator Moammar Gadhafi. The country has been split between rival parliaments and governments, based in Tripoli and the country's far east, each backed by an array of militias and tribes.
