At least nine personnel of "Bunyan Marsous" troops have been killed and 97 more wounded in clashes with Daesh militants in the Libyan city of Sirte.

The Misrata Central Hospital received nine bodies of the troops, who were killed Tuesday night, it said in a statement Wednesday.

Also, 97 injured troops of "Bunyan Marsous" - which is affiliated with the Libyan presidential council - were admitted to hospital with varied injuries, the statement added.

A spokesman for the operations room of "Bunyan Marsous", Col. Mohamed Al-Ghasri, said Tuesday that the troops were able to take control of new government HQs in Sirte. 

Source : MENA