The forces of Al-Bonyan Al-Marsous operation, affiliated to the Government of National Accord (GNA), is witnessing a fierce resistance from the militants of the Islamic State group (IS) in the city of Sirte as it is trying to enter IS-controlled residential areas in the center of Sirte.
The operation’s forces made rapid progress in its military operations over the last week, accompanied by heavy air and artillery strikes and were able to regain control of the airport and seaport.
But this progress seemed to slow down with the arrival of forces to the outskirts of the residential area from the center of the city of Sirte to its north as the IS snipers on the roofs appeared in the war scene.
The IS depends mainly on car bombs driven by suicide fighters from residential areas to the spots of governmental forces.
