Libyan forces fighting Islamic State – in pictures
Forces of the UN-backed Libyan government battled with Islamic State fighters near Sirte, birthplace of dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Libya has been ravaged by inter-militia infighting since the toppling and killing of Gaddafi in an uprising inspired by the Arab spring in 2011.
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire artillery towards Isis fighters’ positions in SirtePhotograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government move with a tank towards Isis fighters
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed governmentPhotograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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Libyan forces fire artillery towards Isis positions
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A member of the Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government
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Libyan forces fire weapons during a battlePhotograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government look at Isis fighters’ positions in Sirte
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire weapons during a battle
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A member of Libyan forces fires at Isis fightersPhotograph: Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire weapons
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A member of Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government gestures during a battle
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Libyan forces take cover
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Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government fire weapons
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A member of the Libyan forces shoots at Isis fighters
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A member of the Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government takes a break at the frontline in Sirte.
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