Libyans 'oust' so-called IS from Sirte headquarters
Fighters allied with the UN-backed government have been battling IS in Sirte
US-backed Libyan militias say they have seized control of the headquarters of so-called Islamic State in Sirte.
"The Ouagadougou [convention] centre is in our hands," a spokesman for forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed government of national accord said.
Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, is IS's most significant stronghold in Libya.
The city has been under the militant group's control since February 2015.
The pro-government forces said IS fighters still held positions in three residential areas of Sirte and in a villa complex near the seafront.
But capturing the Ouagadougou centre had been a key aim of the offensive against IS in the past few weeks.
Fighters also took Sirte's Ibn Sina hospital and university campus, spokesman Rida Issa said.
Earlier, a news agency affiliated with IS said the group had brought down a Libyan fighter jet in Sirte.
Pro-government forces said they had lost contact with one aircraft. Two people were reportedly on board
US-backed Libyan militias say they have seized control of the headquarters of so-called Islamic State in Sirte.
"The Ouagadougou [convention] centre is in our hands," a spokesman for forces loyal to Libya's UN-backed government of national accord said.
Sirte, on the Mediterranean coast, is IS's most significant stronghold in Libya.
The city has been under the militant group's control since February 2015.
The pro-government forces said IS fighters still held positions in three residential areas of Sirte and in a villa complex near the seafront.
But capturing the Ouagadougou centre had been a key aim of the offensive against IS in the past few weeks.
Fighters also took Sirte's Ibn Sina hospital and university campus, spokesman Rida Issa said.
Earlier, a news agency affiliated with IS said the group had brought down a Libyan fighter jet in Sirte.
Pro-government forces said they had lost contact with one aircraft. Two people were reportedly on board
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