location: Sirte
notes: Two Libyan soldiers (Operation Solid Structure) were killed and 12 others injured on 2 June in a suicide attack by Islamic State (IS) group near the city of Sirte. The attack took place as the soldiers were advancing into Sirte with heavy artillery and air cover. Col. Mohammed al-Ghasri said his forces had pushed into an Islamic State stronghold in central Libya and are now fighting militants on the streets of Sirte.
target_text: location: Sirte, fatalities: 2