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The Battle of Sirte (2015) refers to the battle in the spring of 2015, in the region of Sirte, Libya between the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Libya Shield Force. ISIL forces had been present in the city since February 2015, before the Fall of Nofaliya. After Nofaliya fell to ISIL forces, the Tripoli-based government had decided to send reinforcements to recapture Sirte.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=L'Expression - Le Quotidien - Combats entre jihadistes de l'EI et miliciens à Syrte )〕 ==The battle== The fighting began 14 March 2015, between forces of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and the forces of the Libya Shield Force, no death toll was initially given, but the fighting was described as violent and stopped at dusk. Among those killed was Ahmed al-Rouissi, a Tunisian ISIL commander. On 18 March, 12 Tripoli government soldiers were killed during fighting against Islamic State fighters; 10 in Nofaliya and 2 in Ben Jawad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Libye: 12 morts dans des combats entre jihadistes de l'EI et miliciens )〕 On 25 March, ISIL attacked a Brigade 166 checkpoint, 15 kilometers west of Sirte, killing five militiamen. Over the next two months, sporadic fighting took place around Sirte. On 20 May, ISIL forces again attacked a Brigade 166 position. According to a Libya Dawn official, 23 ISIL fighters and one soldier were killed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Libye : violents combats entre l'EI et des miliciens de Fajr Libya près de Syrte )〕 On 28 May ISIL captured the nearly-ruined Ghardabiya Air Base and the Great Man-Made River water project outside of Sirte when Libyan Dawn forces withdrew.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ISIL arm in Libya seizes Sirte airport from Tripoli forces )〕 Over the next few days, Libya Dawn forces withdrew to positions 12 miles west of Sirte, after ISIL advanced to the east, south and west of the city. During August and September, new clashes erupted in Sirte between pro-Gaddafi loyalists and ISIL forces.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=IS Fight With Gaddafi Group Delays Release of 2 Remaining Indians )〕 On 23 September, ISIL once again asserted its control over the whole of Sirte after it expelled all the remaining pro-Gaddafi elements. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Sirte (2015)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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