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TRIPOLI: The Islamic State Jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said on Friday.Mohamed al-Shami, whose government is not recognised by the international community, said its forces pulled out late on Thursday from the

By our correspondents
May 30, 2015
TRIPOLI: The Islamic State Jihadist group has seized control of the airport in the city of Sirte after forces of a Tripoli-based Libyan government withdrew, a spokesman said on Friday.
Mohamed al-Shami, whose government is not recognised by the international community, said its forces pulled out late on Thursday from the airport which had “fallen into the hands of the IS organisation”.