Good play-by-play "A Slow, Steady Siege on an ISIS Stronghold in Libya " NYTimes.com

" Their commanders scoff at Pentagon estimates of 6,500 Islamic State fighters in Libya — or a figure of 8,000, given by John Brennan, the director of the C.I.A., in testimony to Congress on June 20. The Libyans estimate that no more than 600 fighters are left in the city...."
http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/world/africa/a-slow-steady-siege-on-isis-stronghold-in-libya.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&referer=

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