In Sirte's municipal offices, walls are adorned with pictures of Khalifa Haftar, commander of the eastern-based Libyan National Army. Already scarred by Libya's 2011 uprising and an Islamic State ...

The fall of Sirte to pro-government forces is a significant setback for the Islamic State group in Libya, but will not spell the end of the jihadists in the strife-torn country, experts say.

How the battle for Sirte ends -- Misrata commanders cannot say how long city will hold out -- may determine the fate of Seraj, Libya’s alliances and its future oil exports.

A spokesman for militias loyal to Libya's U.N.-brokered government say Islamic State militants have barricaded themselves in the center of their stronghold in the coastal city of Sirte, hoping to ...

SIRTE, Libya – It is late in the afternoon when the crowds of men pour into a building on one of the busiest streets in Sirte. The local football team, called Khalij (the Bay), is hosting its ...

A leading international rights group on Wednesday released a report documenting atrocities committed by Libya's Islamic State affiliate in the country's coastal city of Sirte, a stronghold of the ...

Hundreds of civilians flee Moammar Gadhafi's hometown of Sirte as Libyan revolutionary forces attempt to wear down supporters.

Sirte lies on the Mediterranean coast, roughly halfway between Tripoli in the west and Libya's second city Benghazi in the east, and just 300 kilometres (190 miles) from the shores of Italy Libya ...

The inability to take Sirte more than six weeks after anti-Gadhafi fighters seized the capital has stalled efforts by Libya’s new leaders to set a timeline for elections and move forward with a ...

SIRTE, Libya — An elder from Muammar Gaddafi’s tribe inside the besieged city of Sirte has asked government forces for a truce, a local commander said on Tuesday, but there was no let-up in ...