Sirte, Libya:
On Saturday it fought fierce battles with IS-affiliated jihadists for the first time since February when the extremist militants seized government buildings and the university in Sirte.
In a statement posted online, the ministry said Saturday's clashes erupted after IS closed off the coastal road in Sirte in protest at the arrest of jihadist leaders.
Last month was the first time IS jihadists had appeared in the city.
Sirte, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, has been a bastion of Islamist extremism, with rival groups positioned in the Mediterranean city.
Islamic State group jihadists again clashed with fighters from the powerful Fajr Libya militia alliance in the central city of Sirte on Sunday, a local official said.
There were no immediate reports of casualties in the second day of fighting after at least four Fajr Libya fighters were killed on Saturday, according to a source close to the militia alliance.
An AFP correspondent on the western edges of Sirte confirmed that fighting between the two sides had been brief and that calm returned to the city.
On Saturday it fought fierce battles with IS-affiliated jihadists for the first time since February when the extremist militants seized government buildings and the university in Sirte.
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In a statement posted online, the ministry said Saturday's clashes erupted after IS closed off the coastal road in Sirte in protest at the arrest of jihadist leaders.
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Last month was the first time IS jihadists had appeared in the city.
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Sirte, 450 kilometres (280 miles) east of Tripoli, has been a bastion of Islamist extremism, with rival groups positioned in the Mediterranean city.
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