Surt References Surt Libya Ask Anything Homework Help Written by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them. The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica Britannica AI Ask Anything Learn about this topic in these articles: Islamic State in Iraq and Syria/ ISIS affiliates in LibyaBy mid-2015 ISIS had captured Sirte, a strategic city linking the eastern and western halves of Libya. Sirte was recaptured by Libyan forces in December 2016. Read MoreBy mid-2015 ISIS had captured Sirte, a strategic city linking the eastern and western halves of Libya. Sirte was recaptured by Libyan forces in December 2016. Read More