Three Turkish soldiers were killed during fighting in and around the Libyan city of Misrata, local sources stated.

Axar.az reports citing Al Arab Daily that six others were injured, the sources said. The bodies of the dead soldiers have been transported to Misrata airport.

General Khalifa Haftar and his Libyan National Army (LNA) are pushing to take Misrata, located in western Libya and a key stronghold of the U.N.-recognised Libyan government in Tripoli, which is backed militarily by Turkey. The offensive comes after Haftar’s militia took control of the coastal city of Sirte.