Boys, who Libyan forces said left the last cluster of buildings controlled by Islamic State in the group's former stronghold of Sirte, sit on a bed as they receive medical treatment in a hospital in Misrata, Libya December 4, 2016. REUTERS/Ayman Sahely
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) - Libyan forces said on Monday they were close to securing a final patch of land where Islamic State militants have been holding out in their former North African stronghold of Sirte.
Islamic State took over Sirte in early 2015, setting up its most important base outside the Middle East and extending its control along about 250 km (150 miles) of Mediterranean coastline.
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