U.S. Air Strikes Pound Libya’s Sirte to Oust IS Militants
19/10/2016U.S. aircraft hit Islamic State targets with more 30 strikes over the last three days on the Libyan city of Sirte as.
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U.S. aircraft hit Islamic State targets with more 30 strikes over the last three days on the Libyan city of Sirte as.
By Yara Bayoum Libya’s prime minister called for a national reconciliation initiative to repair the divisions in a fragmented country reeling.
ISIS is on the brink of being kicked out of the coastal Libyan city of Sirte — the extremist group’s most significant.
President Barack Obama said it is in the U.S. national security interest to support Libya’s emerging government’s fight against Islamic State, a.
Forces backed by Libya’s unity government recently said they had consolidated positions on the edge of Sirte, repelling sniper, tank and mortar.
Libya’s interim parliament Sunday approved a new government, led by Prime Minister Ahmed Mitig, in a controversial vote that threatens to deepen.
Libya and its fledgling security forces, overwhelmed by militia violence and unrest since the overthrow of dictator Moammar Gadhafi two years ago,.