Libya requests airstrikes on IS positions in Sirte

The legitimate Libyan government has asked the international community to carry out airstrikes on militants of the terrorist group Islamic State, the representative of the Libyan cabinet of ministers Hatem al-Ureybi said, Sky News-Arabiya broadcasts. 

Yesterday the head of the Libyan government Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Thani noted that "the Security Council (UN) is remaining silent while slaughter continues in Libya and IS kills Libyan citizens.’’