ISIL controls Sirte, the late Muammar Gaddafi's hometown

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Channel: CGTN Africa · 2016 · News & Politics

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ISIL's presence in Libya has been a rising concern for the European Union. The bloc's urging Libyan politicians to back a unity government in the wake of deadly suicide attacks claimed by ISIL east of Tripoli. The EU has pledged more than a hundred million dollars to help combat the terrorist group - but only if stability can return on the political front. CCTV's Jack Barton has more on that from Brussels.

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