LIBYA - 2016 in Review

LIBYA- 2016 in Review
LIBYA
2016 in Review
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January 18, 2017 LIBYA - 2016 in Review 1

Photographer
Esam Al-Fetori
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, March 12,
2016
Buildings damaged during
clashes between military forces
loyal to Libya's eastern
government and the Shura
Council of Libyan
Revolutionaries, an alliance of
former anti-Gaddafi rebels who
have joined forces with the
Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia,
are seen in Benghazi, Libya
March 12, 2016. REUTERS/Esam
Omran Al-Fetori
March 12 , 2016
January 18, 2017 9LIBYA - 2016 in Review

Photographer
Esam Al-Fetori
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, March
19, 2016
A man stands in his house
destroyed after clashes
between military forces loyal
to Libya's eastern
government, who are
backed by the locals, and the
Shura Council of Libyan
Revolutionaries, an alliance
of former anti-Gaddafi
rebels, who have joined
forces with the Islamist
group Ansar al-Sharia in
Benghazi, Libya March 19,
2016. Libya's Presidential
Council faces huge
challenges as it seeks to
establish itself in a deeply
divided...more
March 19 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
TRIPOLI, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, April 14, 2016
A member of the force assigned to protect Libya's unity
government stands at the entrance to where the
government has their offices, in Tripoli, Libya April 14,
2016. The Presidential Council has faced resistance in both
Tripoli and eastern Libya, the bases for Libya's two rival
governments, and its opponents in the capital closed down
the air space to prevent it from flying in. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
April 14 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, April 14, 2016
Members of forces loyal to Libya's
eastern government sit near the
Libyan cement factory during clashes
with the Shura Council of Libyan
former anti-Gaddafi rebels who have
joined forces with Islamist group
Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi, Libya
April 14, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
April 14 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, April 14,
2016
A fire is seen next to the Libyan
cement factory during clashes
between military forces loyal
to Libya's eastern government,
who are backed by the locals,
and the Shura Council of
Libyan Revolutionaries, an
alliance of former anti-Gaddafi
rebels, who have joined forces
with the Islamist group Ansar
al-Sharia in Benghazi, Libya
April 14, 2016. The Presidential
Council, the UN-brokered
national unity government in
Tripoli, faces...more
April 14 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, April 16, 2016
A fire next to the Libyan cement factory is seen
during clashes between military forces loyal to
Libya's eastern government, who are backed by
the locals, and the Shura Council of Libyan
Revolutionaries, an alliance of former anti-
Gaddafi rebels, who have joined forces with the
Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi,
Libya April 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
April 16 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, April 16, 2016
A member of military forces loyal
to Libya's eastern government
points to a fire near the Libyan
cement factory during clashes with
the Shura Council of Libyan
have joined forces with Islamist
group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi,
Libya April 15, 2016.
REUTERS/Stringer
April 16 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Monday, April 18,
2016
Members of forces loyal to
Libya's eastern government
stand near to the Libyan
cement factory after the army
took control of the factory
following clashes with the
former anti-Gaddafi rebels
who have joined forces with
Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia,
in Benghazi, Libya April 18,
2016. REUTERS/Stringer
April 18 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Monday, April 18, 2016
Members of forces loyal to Libya's
eastern government stand near to
the Libyan cement factory after the
army took control of the factory
following clashes with the Shura
Council of Libyan Revolutionaries, an
alliance of former anti-Gaddafi
rebels who have joined forces with
Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, in
Benghazi, Libya April 18, 2016.
REUTERS/Stringer
April 18 , 2016

In this four-picture combo a boat overturns as people try to jump in the water off the Libyan
coast on May 25, 2016. The Italian navy says it recovered a few bodies from the overturned
migrant ship, while some 500 migrants who were on board were rescued safely. (Italian navy
via AP)
May 25 , 2016

BATTLING ISLAMIC STATE FOR SIRTE
Photographer
Reuters TV
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, June 09, 2016
Soldiers from a force aligned with Libya's
new unity government walk along a road
during an advance on the eastern and
southern outskirts of the Islamic State
stronghold of Sirte, in this still image
taken from video on June 9, 2016.
Forces aligned with Libya's unity
government were engaged in fierce
clashes with Islamic State in the group's
stronghold of Sirte, but were facing
resistance from snipers as they edged
toward the city...more
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Reuters TV
Location
SIRTE, Libya
A vehicle burns as forces aligned
with Libya's new unity
government advance on the
eastern and southern outskirts of
Sirte, June 9, 2016. Brigades in the
western city of Misrata have
advanced rapidly, driving militants
back along the coastal road west
of Sirte before seizing strategic
points on the edge of the city. via
Reuters TV
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
Sirte, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, June 09,
2016
Soldiers from forces aligned
with Libya's new unity
government are seen on a
road during an advance on
Sirte, June 8, 2016.
REUTERS/Stringer
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Reuters TV
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Soldiers from a force aligned with
Libya's new unity government
fire along a road during an
advance on the eastern and
southern outskirts of Sirte, June
9, 2016. A separate militia
controlling oil terminals in Libya's
oil crescent, the Petroleum
Facilities Guard (PFG), says it is
making ground from the east,
reducing the 250 km (155 mile)
strip of Mediterranean coastline
that Islamic State held by at least
half. via Reuters TV
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Reuters TV
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
A sign which reads in Arabic,
"The city of Sirte, under the
shadow of Sharia" is seen as
smoke rises in the background
on the eastern and southern
outskirts of Sirte, June 9, 2016.
If the advances are sustained,
they could dislodge Islamic
State from its most important
base outside the Middle East
and provide a boost to the
U.N.-backed Government of
National Accord (GNA). via
Reuters TV
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
Sirte, LIBYA
2016
Soldiers from forces aligned with
Libya's new unity government
are seen resting on the road
during an advance on Sirte, June
8, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Reuters TV
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Forces aligned with Libya's
new unity government are
seen on the road as they
advance on the eastern and
southern outskirts of Sirte,
June 9, 2016. via Reuters TV
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
Sirte, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, June
09, 2016
Forces aligned with Libya's
new unity government
advance along a road in
Sirte, June 8, 2016.
REUTERS/Stringer
June 9 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
TRIPOLI, LIBYA
Reuters / Wednesday, June 22,
2016
People stand near cars destroyed
by an explosion from the
ammunition store in Garabulli
east of Tripoli, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
June 22 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Libyan forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government fire
artillery towards IS fighters
positions in Sirte, Libya, July 12,
2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
July12 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Friday, July 15, 2016
U.N.-backed government look
at Islamic State fighters'
positions in Sirte.
REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016
LIBYA - 2016 in Review 29

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Friday, July
15, 2016
Libyan forces allied
with the U.N.-backed
government fire
weapons at Islamic
State fighters in Sirte.
REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A member of the Libyan forces
allied with the U.N.-backed
government fires his gun at Islamic
State fighters during a battle in
Sirte. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
U.N.-backed government look at
Islamic State fighters' positions
before a battle in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed
government fire weapons during a battle
with Islamic State fighters in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
U.N.-backed government move
with a tank towards Islamic State
fighters' positions in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Friday, July 15,
2016
A member of Libyan
forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government
gestures during a battle
with Islamic State fighters
in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A member of the Libyan forces
government looks at Islamic State
fighters' positions during a battle
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A member of the Libyan forces allied
with the U.N.-backed government
looks at Islamic State fighters'
positions in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
weapons during a battle with
Islamic State fighters in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
weapons as they move
towards Islamic State fighters'
positions in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A member of Libyan forces
government fires his gun at
Islamic State fighters during a
battle in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A member of Libyan forces
government fires his gun at
battle in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Islamic State fighters in Sirte,
Libya, July 15, 2016.
January 18, 2017
July15 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Monday, July 18, 2016
A member of the Libyan forces allied with
the U.N.-backed government takes a
break at the frontline in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July18 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
government play table football at the
frontline in the West part of Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July19 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
U.N.-backed government look at
the positions of Islamic States
fighters in the West part of
Sirte, Libya, July 19, 2016.
January 18, 2017
July19 , 2016

FRONTLINES OF LIBYA
Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, July 21, 2016
A fighter of Libyan forces allied
prays in front of his sniper rifle
during a battle with Islamic States
fighters in Sirte. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, July 21,
2016
IS fighters in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
fires a weapon during a battle
with IS fighters in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, July 21,
2016
Fighters of Libyan forces allied
government stand in a house
during a battle with IS fighters
Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
government fire weapons during a battle
with IS fighters in Sirte, Libya, July 21,
2016. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-
backed government fire weapons
during a battle with IS fighters in
Sirte. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A fighter of Libyan forces allied with
the U.N.-backed government runs
for cover during a battle with
Islamic States fighters in Sirte.
January 18, 2017
July 21 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Sunday, July 24, 2016
backed government fire a 122 MM
artillery towards Islamic State
fighters positions in Sirte, Libya.
July 24 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Monday, July 25,
2016
government fires a 81 mm
mortar round in Sirte, Libya.
FRONTLINES OF LIBYA
July 25 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Pieces of bricks fly off the wall as
Islamic State fighters open fire at
backed government during a battle in
Sirte, Libya, July 31, 2016.
July 31 , 2016

hotographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Sunday, July 31,
2016
Fighters of Libyan forces
government move towards
Islamic State fighters
positions during a battle in
Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
government looks through a
hole in a wall as a self-propelled
artillery gun fires at Islamic
State fighters during a battle in
Tomasevic
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government runs for cover
with another fighter while carrying a
wounded fighter during a battle with
Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya.
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
government fire weapons at
battle in Sirte, Libya.
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Sunday, July 31,
2016
A fighter of Libyan forces
allied with the U.N.-
backed government fires a
rife at Islamic State
fighters during a battle in
Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
runs for cover during a battle with
Libya, July 31, 2016.
July 31 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016
the U.N.-backed government fires a
shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at
Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya,
August 2, 2016. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
Aug. 2 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Tuesday, August 02,
2016
carries a 122 mm tank shell on top
of a Soviet made T-55 in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Goran Tomasevic
Aug. 2 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Tuesday, August 02, 2016
the U.N.-backed government fires a
shell with Soviet made T-55 tank at
Aug. 2 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Wednesday, August
03, 2016
with the U.N.-backed rest on a
beach before they fire a shell
with Soviet made T-55 tank at
Islamic State fighters from a
beach in Sirte, Libya.
LIBYA'S BATTLE ON THE BEACH
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
03, 2016
rest on a beach before they
fire a shell with Soviet made
T-55 tank at Islamic State
fighters from a beach in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
03, 2016
government fires a shell with
Soviet made T-55 tank at Islamic
State fighters from a beach in
Tomasevic
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Wednesday, August 03,
2016
move from a beach after they
fired shells with Soviet made T-55
tank at Islamic State fighters in
Tomasevic
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Wednesday, August 03,
2016
with the U.N.-backed rest on a
beach before they fire a shell
with Soviet made T-55 tank at
Islamic State fighters from a
beach in Sirte, Libya.
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
03, 2016
with the U.N.-backed move
from a beach after they fire
shells with Soviet made T-55
tank at Islamic State fighters in
Tomasevic
Aug. 3 , 2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Thursday, August 04,
2016
fire a rocket at Islamic State
fighters in Sirte, Libya.
Aug. 4 , 2016

backed government fire a rocket at
ISIS fighters in Sirte, Libya on Aug. 4.
GORAN TOMASEVIC / Reuters
Aug. 4 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, August 15, 2016
backed government fire a shell at
Islamic State fighters' positions in
Sirte, Libya August 15, 2016.
REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday,
August 15, 2016
allied with the U.N.-
backed government
hold their weapons as
they patrol during a
battle with Islamic State
fighters in Sirte, Libya
August 15, 2016.
Aug. 15 ,2016
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SIRTE, Libya
LIBYA - 2016 in Review

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, August
15, 2016
government holds his
weapon as he patrols during
a battle with Islamic State
fighters in Sirte, Libya August
15, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
15, 2016
government rest during a
battle with Islamic State
fighters in Sirte, Libya
August 15, 2016.
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
15, 2016
an artillery cannon at
Islamic State fighters'
positions in Sirte, Libya
August 15, 2016.
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, August 15,
2016
government looks through a pair
of binoculars during a battle with
Libya August 15, 2016.
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
15, 2016
government hold their
weapons as they patrol
during a battle with Islamic
State fighters in Sirte, Libya
August 15, 2016.
Aug. 15 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, August
16, 2016
Smoke rises during a
battle between Libyan
forces allied with the U.N.-
backed government and
Islamic State fighters in
neighborhood Number
Two in Sirte, Libya August
Zitouny
Aug. 16 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
receive ammunitions for their
tank during a battle with
Islamic State fighters in
neighborhood Number Two in
Aug. 16 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Fighters ride a pickup truck as
smoke rises during a battle
with Islamic State fighters in
neighborhood Number Two in
Aug. 16 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
A wounded fighter from Libyan
forces allied with the U.N.-backed
government, who was injured
during a battle with Islamic State
fighters, receives treatment in a
field hospital in Sirte, Libya
August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
Aug. 16 ,2016

Photographer
Giorgos Moutafis
Location
MEDITERANEAN SEA, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, August 18, 2016
Syrian refugee girl Housaida rests inside
the Spanish rescue vessel Astral after
being rescued by the Spanish NGO
Proactiva off the Libyan coast in the
Mediterranean Sea. REUTERS/Giorgos
Moutafis
Aug. 18 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, August
18, 2016
A view of the scene
following a car bomb attack
in al-Gharbiat in Sirte, Libya.
Aug. 18 ,2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, August 21, 2016
A fighter from Libyan forces allied
aims his weapon during a battle with
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Aug. 21 ,2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, August
21, 2016
Fighters from Libyan forces
government take cover
State fighters in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Aug. 21 ,2016
January 18, 2017 87
SIRTE, Libya

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday,
August 21, 2016
Fighters from Libyan
U.N.-backed
government take
position during a battle
with Islamic State
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Aug. 21 ,2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
A Libyan man checks a
building used by the Islamic
State fighters after it was
captured by Libyan forces
government, in Sirte, Libya
August 22, 2016.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Aug. 22 ,2016

Photographer
Goran Tomasevic
Location
SIRTE, LIBYA
Reuters / Monday,
August 22, 2016
Empty cells are seen in a
house which, according
to fighters of Libyan
U.N.-backed
government, were used
by Islamic State as
prison, in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Goran
Tomasevic
Aug. 22 ,2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, August 22, 2016
Medics treat a fighter from Libyan
government who was injured
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Aug. 22 ,2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, August
28, 2016
Members of Libyan
forces allied with the UN-
backed government fire
a weapon towards
Islamic State militants in
neighbourhood Number
One in central Sirte,
Aug. 28 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Libyan forces pray as they
prepare for next advance against
Islamic State holdouts in Sirte,
Aug. 29 , 2016

.
Members of Libyan forces
government ride their tanks
during a battle with ISIS
militants in Sirte on Sept. 6.
HANI AMARA / Reuters
Sep. 6, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Wednesday,
September 07, 2016
Smoke rises following what
witnesses said was an air strike
during a battle between Libyan
backed government and
Islamic State militants in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Hani Amara
Sep. 7, 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
MISRATA, Libya
Reuters / Friday,
September 09, 2016
Smoke rises as Libyan
forces dispose of
explosives left behind
by Islamic State
militants following a
battle in Sirte, at
Misrata, Libya.
REUTERS/Stringer
Sep. 9, 2016

A sniper from Misrata fires towards Islamic
State militant positions in Sirte, Libya. Forces
loyal to the United Nations-brokered
government have waged a campaign to
dislodge Islamic State from Sirte since June.
Manu Brabo / AP-21
Sep. 21, 2016

Abdul, 22, and Muftah, 19, rest
at their unit's headquarters on
the outskirts of Sirte on Sept. 21.
Manu Brabo / AP
Sep. 21, 2016

BATTLING ISLAMIC STATE IN LIBYA
Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday,
September 22, 2016
A tank is seen as fighters
from Libyan forces allied
government take position
State militants in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
Sep. 22, 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday,
September 22, 2016
A Libyan forces tank allied
government is seen
during a battle with
Sirte, Libya.
Sep. 22, 2016

A fighter with Libyan forces
affiliated with the U.N.-backed
Tripoli government scans for
targets from the minaret of a
mosque retaken from ISIS
control in Sirte, Libya, on Sept.
22.
Brigades from the western city
of Misrata have surrounded
militants in a gradually shrinking
residential area in central Sirte.
The Libyan forces have been
supported since Aug. 1 by U.S.
airstrikes.
Manu Brabo / AP
Sep. 22, 2016

A fighter uses a dummy to gain the
attention of ISIS snipers at the
frontline in Sirte on Sept. 22.
After advancing rapidly on Sirte in
May, the Libyan forces have suffered
high numbers of casualties from
sniper fire, suicide bombings and
improvised explosive devices. More
than 500 have been killed and more
than 2,000 wounded.
FABIO BUCCIARELLI / AFP - Getty
Images
Sep. 22, 2016

Fighters rest near a destroyed building during a
battle against ISIS militants at the frontline in Sirte
on Sept. 22.
The forces are supported by a U.N.-backed
government in Tripoli but complain that it has been
slow to provide help. Fighters are mostly using
outdated weapons and ammunition and lack
armored vehicles and protective clothing.
FABIO BUCCIARELLI / AFP - Getty Images
Sep. 22, 2016

A fighter fires his weapon
during fighting against ISIS
forces on Sept. 22.
FABIO BUCCIARELLI / AFP -
Getty Images
Sep. 22, 2016

Smoke rises from a destroyed
neighborhood in Sirte on Sept. 22.
FABIO BUCCIARELLI / AFP - Getty
Images
Sep. 22, 2016

A fighter scans for targets during an
attack to retake the last district from ISIS
control in Sirte on Sept. 22.
ISIS expanded into Libya in 2014, taking
advantage of the political chaos and
security vacuum that developed after
Muammar Gaddafi was toppled in an
uprising five years ago.
Manu Brabo / AP
Sep. 22, 2016

. A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government aims his weapon as
he takes a position on a building rooftop during
a battle with Islamic State militants in Sirte,
Libya.
ISMAIL ZETOUNY / Reuters-24
Sep. 24 , 2016

Libya
The view from a hidden position looking into
a mirror, where fighters of the Libyan forces
affiliated to the Tripoli government remain
out of sight from snipers and scan for
possible targets in the street outside, from
their vantage point inside a building at the
western front line in Sirte, Libya, Tuesday,
Sept. 27, 2016. (AP Photo/Manu Brabo)-27
Sep. 27 , 2016

A fighter of the Libyan forces
affiliated with the Tripoli
government searches for sniper
positions, from a building, on
the front line in Sirte, Libya.
Manu Brabo / AP
Sep. 27 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, October 01,
2016
A member of Libyan forces allied
aims his weapon through a hole
as he takes up position in a
building during a battle with
Oct. 1, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, October
02, 2016
A tank from Libyan forces
government is seen during
a battle with Islamic State
militants in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 2, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, October 02, 2016
backed government gather in front
of a damaged building during a
battle with Islamic State militants in
Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 2, 2016

A fighter with the Libyan
forces affiliated with the
Tripoli government is helped
by comrades after being shot
by a sniper on Oct. 2, in
Sirte, Libya, the last bastion
of ISIS in the chaos-wracked
North African country.
Sunday in Pictures: Oct. 2
Manu Brabo / AP-03
Oct.2 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday,
October 03, 2016
pray in neighbourhood
Number Three in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Hani
Amara
Oct. 3, 2016
SIRTE, Libya

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, October
03, 2016
Libyan forces allied with
the U.N.-backed
government gather outside
destroyed buildings they
captured from Islamic
State militants in
Three in Sirte, Libya .
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday,
October 03, 2016
gather outside a building
they captured from
Three in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday,
October 03, 2016
A fighter from Libyan
backed government
displays a sign that reads
"Islamic Police" in a
building used as a police
office by Islamic State
militants in
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday,
October 03, 2016
U.N.-backed
government holds his
weapon during a
battle with Islamic
State militants in
neighbourhood
Number Three in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Hani
Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
03, 2016
take cover during a battle
with Islamic State militants
in neighbourhood Number
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
03, 2016
backed government runs
for cover during a battle
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
03, 2016
run for cover during a battle
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 3, 2016

Photographer
Reuters Staff
Location
MISRATA, Libya
Reuters / Friday, October 07, 2016
A scarecrow is seen on a scaffold
used by Islamic State in Sirte to
display bodies of executed prisoners,
mounted on a would-be suicide
bomber's captured truck, outside
Misrata's museum, Libya.
REUTERS/Aidan Lewis
Oct. 7 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, October 08,
2016
sits in an armoured vehicle during
a battle with Islamic State militants
in their remaining holdouts, in
neighborhood Number Three in
Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
Oct. 8 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, October 08, 2016
A fighter from Libyan forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government writes on a wall
"beware there is a sniper" during a battle
with Islamic State militants in their
remaining holdouts, in neighborhood
Number Three in Sirte, Libya.
Oct. 8 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Sunday, October 09,
2016
A fighter from Libyan forces
government climbs out of a
hole during a fight with
Islamic State in
Three in Sirte, Libya, October
Zitouny
Oct. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
An armoured vehicle of Libyan
government is pictured during a
battle with Islamic State militants
in neighborhood Number Three in
Zitouny
Oct. 9 , 2016
SIRTE, Libya

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
aims his weapon as he takes up a
position in a building during a
battle with Islamic State militants
in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Oct. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
09, 2016
government smokes a
waterpipe during a break in
their battle with Islamic
State militants in
neighborhood Number
Oct. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
An armored vehicle of Libyan forces
government is pictured during a
battle with Islamic State militants in
neighborhood Number Three in Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Oct. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, October 10,
2016
A view from a hole in a wall
shows houses and buildings that
were destroyed during a battle
between Libyan forces allied with
the U.N.-backed government and
Islamic State militants, in
Zitouny
Oct. 10 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Belongings are seen in a house
that was captured by Libyan
forces from Islamic State
militants following a battle in
Zitouny
Oct. 10 , 2016

government aims his weapon
through an opening in a wall as
forces advance into the last area
controlled by ISIS in the coastal
city of Sirte, Libya. Libyan pro-
government forces are
surrounding the militants after a
five-month campaign backed by
U.S. air strikes, military officials
say.
ISMAIL ZETOUNY / Reuters-12
Oct. 12 , 2016

LIBERATING SIRTE FROM ISLAMIC STATE
Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
U.N.-backed government gather
after they captured a new area
from Islamic State militants in
Zitouny
January 18, 2017 133
Oct. 16 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
the U.N.-backed government aims
his weapon as he conducts searching
after forces captured a new area
from Islamic State militants in Sirte,
January 18, 2017 134
Oct. 16 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
16, 2016
Smoke rises following an air
strike as Libyan forces allied
government gather after they
captured a new area from
Sirte, Libya.
January 18, 2017 135
Oct. 16 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
show a t-shirt with Islamic State
logo after they captured a new
area from Islamic State militants
in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
January 18, 2017 136
Oct. 16 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Smoke rises following an air
strike as Libyan forces allied
government gather after they
captured a new area from
Libya. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
January 18, 2017 137
Oct. 16 , 2016

Photographer
Esam Al-Fetori
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, October 27,
2016
New graduates of Engineering and
Law faculties at Benghazi
University celebrate as they pose in
front of damaged buildings at their
university former headquarters,
which was destroyed during
clashes in 2014, between members
of the Libyan National Army and
have joined forces with Islamist
group Ansar al-Sharia, in Benghazi,
Libya. REUTERS/Esam...more
Oct. 27 , 2016

Photographer
Esam Al-Fetori
Location
BENGHAZI, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, October 27,
2016
A new graduate of Benghazi
University takes a selfie in front of
a ruined building at his university
which was destroyed during
clashes in 2014 between members
of the Libyan National Army and
Revolutionaries. REUTERS/Esam
Omran Al-Fetori
Oct. 27 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
31, 2016
government take cover
State militants in Ghiza
Bahriya district in Sirte,
Oct. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
Smoke rises as fighters of
gather during a battle with
Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
SIRTE, LIBYA
Oct. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Monday, October 31, 2016
Fighters of Libyan forces allied with
the U.N.-backed government walk
militants in Ghiza Bahriya district in
Sirte. REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
government washes his hand
State militants in Ghiza
Bahriya district in Sirte.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Oct. 31 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, November 08,
2016
the U.N.-backed government take
rest inside a building near the front
line of fighting with Islamic State
militants in Sirte. The writing on
the wall reads, "maintain the
cleanliness of the place."
Nov. 8 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, November 08, 2016
A fighter of Libyan forces allied with the
U.N.-backed government smokes a water
pipe as others take rest inside a building
near the front line of fighting with Islamic
State militants in Sirte. The writing on the
wall reads: "maintain the cleanliness of
the place." REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Nov. 8 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Wednesday,
November 09, 2016
government holds his weapon
at the front line of fighting with
Islamic State militants in Ghiza
Bahriya district in Sirte.
Nov. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Wednesday, November 09,
2016
the U.N.-backed government take a
drink inside a ruined house at the
front line of fighting with Islamic State
Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Nov. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Wednesday, November 09,
2016
the U.N.-backed government take
cover in a ruined house at the front
line of fighting with Islamic State
Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny
Nov. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Wednesday, November
09, 2016
aims his weapon as he takes up
position inside a ruined house at
the front line of fighting with
Islamic State militants in Ghiza
Bahriya district in Sirte, Libya.
Nov. 9 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday,
November 22, 2016
government walks as
smokes rises following an
air strike on Islamic State
positions in Ghiza Bahriya
district in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Nov. 22 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Saturday, November 26,
2016
the U.N.-backed government gather
atop a ruined house as they push into
the last area held by Islamic State
Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Hani Amara
Nov. 26 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, December 01, 2016
Smoke rises as fighters of Libyan forces
allied with the U.N.-backed government
advance against Islamic State holdouts in
Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte.
Dec. 1 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, December 01, 2016
Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-
backed government aim their weapons
through holes in a wall as they advance
against Islamic State holdouts in Ghiza
Bahriya district in Sirte. REUTERS/Ismail
Zitouny
Dec. 1 , 2016

Photographer
Ismail Zetouni
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Thursday, December
01, 2016
government looks for Islamic
State militants through a hole
in a wall as forces advance
against the militants' holdouts
in Ghiza Bahriya district in Sirte,
Dec. 1, 2016

LIBYAN FORCES CLEAR
ISLAMIC STATE FROM
SIRTE
Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, December 06,
2016
the U.N.-backed government waving
a Libyan flag flashes victory sign as he
stands atop the ruins of a house after
forces finished clearing Ghiza Bahriya,
the final district of the former Islamic
State stronghold of Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
A woman who was released from
Islamic State-held ground, receives
treatment in a field hospital in Sirte,
after Libyan forces cleared Ghiza
Bahriya, the final district of the
group's former stronghold of Sirte,
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, December
06, 2016
government celebrate after
they finished clearing Ghiza
Bahriya, the final district of
the former Islamic State
stronghold of Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
06, 2016
A Libyan flag flies as people
and Libyan forces celebrate
after clearing Ghiza Bahriya,
the final district of the group's
former stronghold of Sirte,
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday, December 06, 2016
the U.N.-backed government carries a
girl after she was released from Islamic
State-held ground as forces clear Ghiza
Bahriya, the final district of the group's
former stronghold of Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
A man sits atop the ruins of a
house as fighters of Libyan forces
government are close to securing
last Islamic State holdouts in Sirte.
REUTERS/Ayman Sahely
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Fighters of Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-
backed government celebrate as they are
close to securing last Islamic State holdouts
in Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ayman Sahely
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
2016
government take cover as they
clear Ghiza Bahriya, the final
district of the former Islamic
State stronghold of Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Women sit in a pickup truck after they
were released by Libyan forces from
Islamic State-held ground as forces
clear Ghiza Bahriya, the final district of
the group's former stronghold of Sirte,
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
SIRTE, Libya
06, 2016
government gather atop the
ruins of a house as they are
close to securing last Islamic
State holdouts in Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Ayman Sahely
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Stringer .
Location
SIRTE, Libya
06, 2016
government covers the dead
body of who forces say was
an Islamic State militant as
they are close to securing
last Islamic State holdouts in
Sirte, Libya. REUTERS/Ayman
Sahely
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
06, 2016
A baby, who was released from
Islamic State-held ground, lies
on a bed in a field hospital in
Sirte, after Libyan forces cleared
Ghiza Bahriya, the final district
of the group's former
stronghold of Sirte, Libya.
REUTERS/Hani Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016

Photographer
Hani Amara
Location
SIRTE, Libya
Reuters / Tuesday,
December 06, 2016
A Libyan flag flies as
fireworks explode during
celebrations after Libyan
finished clearing Ghiza
Bahriya, the final district
of the former Islamic
State stronghold of Sirte,
Libya. REUTERS/Hani
Amara
Dec. 6 , 2016
THE END
LIBYA – 2016 in Review
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