Islamic State forced Philippine nurses to give medical training in Libya

Filipino nurses, who were freed from Islamic State militants by Libyan forces in Sirte, pose for a group photo during a handover ceremony in the presence of a Filipino envoy in Tripoli, Libya, February 27, 2017. REUTERS/Ismail Zitouny

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - A Philippine nurse held by Islamic State in the Libyan city of Sirte said on Monday that she and her colleagues had been forced to treat militants and give them medical training.

The nurse is from a group of seven women, one man and a 10-month-old child who are being repatriated from Libya to the Philippines. They were freed from Sirte when local forces drove Islamic State from the city last year.