For the first time in more than a year, the Operation Dignity-aligned air force conducted a joint operation with Misratan-led troops whilst fighting IS members in Sirte’s countryside. Citizens of Hawara blocked the coastal road.

Reports indicate that Operation Dignity forces and local allies have now managed to take full control of the small Mreisa maritime port located in the south-western suburbs of the city.

In Benghazi, intense fighting and indiscriminate, punitive shelling were registered in the Laithi, Buhdeima, Gharyounis and Gawarsha districts throughout the whole week. In Sirte, isolated clashes continue to erupt between Misratan forces belonging to the 166th battalion and local cells of the IS.