Children, who Libyan forces said left the last cluster of buildings controlled by Islamic State in the group's former stronghold of Sirte, receive medical treatment in a hospital in Misrata, Libya December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Ayman Sahely
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan forces said at least 10 women and children left the last cluster of buildings controlled by Islamic State in the group's former stronghold of Sirte on Sunday, adding that they had edged closer to taking full control of the city.
Forces led by brigades from Misrata and backed by U.S. air strikes have surrounded Islamic State fighters in a small patch of ground close to Sirte's Mediterranean sea front.
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