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		</div><p>The last buildings occupied by Islamic State militants in Sirte have fallen into the hands of Libyan fighters, officials said, as anti-IS fighters celebrated in the streets of the final IS stronghold in Libya.</p>
<p>Ahmed Hadiya, the head of the media centre for the anti-IS operation, said: <i>&#8220;This is the last major battle, but it is not the end of military operations, nor the declaration of liberation.&#8221;</i></p>
<p>Mr Hadiya said that 12 fighters were killed on Tuesday in &#8220;intense fighting&#8221;.</p>
<p>The United States threw its support behind the anti-IS operation in August, helping break weeks of stalemate with dozens of air strikes.<br />
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<p>While the extremist group has lost its major base in Libya, IS militants might seek sanctuary elsewhere &#8211; such as Libya&#8217;s lawless southern regions.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">In pictures: Libyan forces retake Sirte from ISIL <a href="https://t.co/z2MeLJj4wy">https://t.co/z2MeLJj4wy</a> <a href="https://t.co/Wucnh2Ya9W">pic.twitter.com/Wucnh2Ya9W</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) <a href="https://twitter.com/AJEnglish/status/805872169565782017?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 5, 2016</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>IS and other extremist groups gained a foothold in Libya over the years of chaos that engulfed the North African country in the aftermath of the 2011 uprising that toppled and killed longtime dictator Muammar Gaddafi.</p>
<p>Militias, originally made up of Nato-backed rebels, quickly filled the security vacuum.</p>
<p>The country has been split between rival parliaments and governments, each backed by a loose array of militias and tribes.</p>
<p>Western nations view the newly formed UN-brokered government as the best hope for uniting the country, but Libya&#8217;s parliament, which meets in the far east, has refused to accept it.</p>
<p>Another fight against Islamic militants is ongoing in the eastern city of Benghazi, under the command of Marshal Khalifa Hifter, who answers to the parliament.</p>
<p>UN envoy to Libya Martin Kolber told the UN Security Council on Tuesday <i>&#8220;the fight against terrorism has produced results, but the gains are not irreversible&#8221;.</i></p>
<p>He also said that the fragmentation of the country&#8217;s security authorities, &#8220;allow criminal and terrorist networks to flourish. Kidnappings, extortion and theft occur daily&#8221;.</p>
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