location: Sirte
notes: Twenty Libyan unity government fighters (Operation Solid Structure) were killed and more than 100 wounded Friday in clashes with the Islamic State group in the jihadists coastal stronghold of Sirte. Fighting was fiercest around Sirtes conference centre, which has become a command headquarters for IS at the heart of the city. 20 fighters were killed and 105 wounded, updating an earlier toll of seven dead and 49 wounded.
target_text: location: Sirte, fatalities: 20