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US strikes culled ISIS-Libya encampments, unlikely to return to pre-2016 levels, defense official says

The strikes killed an estimated 43 ISIS fighters, with roughly 100 still remaining, according to a senior U.S. defense official, who spoke with reporters on the condition of anonymity.

By Kyle Rempfer

3 years ago

Airstrike in Libya kills 11 ISIS members, AFRICOM says

The airstrike, near Murzuq, “was conducted to eliminate ISIS terrorists and deny them the ability to conduct attacks on the Libyan people,” said U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William Gayler, AFRICOM’s director of operations, in a media release. “This effort demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and our Libyan partners to deny safe havens to terrorists”

By Howard Altman

3 years ago

A US citizen has amassed his forces near Tripoli, but US troops aren’t the solution, officials say

Fighting has surrounded the Libyan capital of Tripoli, but don’t expect U.S. forces to step in this time.

By Kyle Rempfer

4 years ago

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