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The prime minister of Libya's UN-backed government says its forces are close to driving ISIL from Sirte, the group's main stronghold in the country.
It comes a day after fighters loyal to the UN-backed government retook control of an airbase in the coastal city.
Al Jazeera’s Victoria Gatenby reports: