US conducts anti-­IS strikes in Libya after official request: Pentagon

WASHINGTON: The US military conducted air strikes in Libya on Monday following a government request to target the Islamic State’s Libyan stronghold of Sirte, the

WASHINGTON: The US military conducted air strikes in Libya on Monday following a government request to target the Islamic State’s Libyan stronghold of Sirte, the Pentagon announced. While the Pentagon has previously carried out air attacks on specific high-value IS targets in Libya, Monday’s action marked the first known US strikes in Sirte itself. US strikes in Sirte “will continue,” Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said. President Barack Obama authorised the bombings following recommendations from top officials, and the strikes were “consistent with our approach to combating ISIL by working with capable and motivated local forces,” Cook added.

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