US forces carry out six “precision airstrikes” against an Islamic State camp in Libya, killing 17 people and destroying three vehicles, the US Africa Command says.
The command says the airstrikes were conducted on Friday, in coordination with Libya’s Government of National Accord, hitting a desert camp 150 miles (240 kilometers) southeast of the city of Sirte.
“The camp was used by ISIS to move fighters in and out of the country; stockpile weapons and equipment; and to plot and conduct attacks,” it says in a statement using an alternative acronym for the Islamic State group.
The airstrikes were believed to be the first in Libya by US forces since US President Donald Trump took office in January.
The last known US airstrikes were carried out in early January under then-president Barack Obama, targeting two IS camps where operatives were suspected of actively planning operations in Europe.
— AFP
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