TRIPOLI - fighter aircraft of the United States (US) carried out air strikes against militants ISIS in western Libya. As a result, 40 members ISIS killed in operations targeting suspected terrorist attack in Tunisia last year.
Mayor of city of Sabratha, Libya Hussein al-Thwadi said US aircraft air strikes hit a building in the district of Qasr Talil where foreign workers live. He said more than 41 people were killed and six wounded. The death toll could not immediately be confirmed, as quoted by Reuters on Friday
(02/19/2016).
A US military officer said that among those targeted in the airstrike was Noureddine Chouchane. Chouchane believed to be involved in a terrorist attack at a Tunis museum and beach resorts Souse that killed dozens of people in the past year.
"We will assess the outcome of this operation," said Colonel Mark Cheadle, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Africa Command.
Since Gaddafi was ousted five years ago, Libya has slipped deeper into chaos. Libya stuck with the duality of government, each of which is supported by the former rebel factions competing
Saturday, 20 Februari 2016
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