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Warplanes attack IS strongholds in Libya's Sirte

Xinhua, October 30, 2015 Adjust font size:

Unidentified warplanes on Thursday attacked some strongholds of the Islamic State (IS) in Libyan city of Sirte, according to local eyewitness.

Sirte, the coastal city some 450 kilometers east of the capital Tripoli, fell to the hands of Libyan IS affiliates last year.

No party claimed responsibility for the attack, but some analysts speculated the strikes were made by Libyan National Army.

Libya, a major oil producer in North Africa, has been witnessing a frayed political process after former leader Muammar Gaddafi was toppled during the 2011 political turmoil.

The country is now deadlocked in a dogfight between the pro-secular army and Islamist militants, which has led to a security vacuum for homegrown extremism to brew. Endit