Task & Purpose: The US IS Turning Up The Heat On Jihadists In Libya
The U.S. conducted a precision airstrike against Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) in Libya on June 13 near the town of Bani Walid, U.S. Africa Command announced on Thursday, the third airstrike against two different militant groups in the country in the recent months.
* The AQIM militant killed in June 13 strike is the second so far this year after a March 24 strike took out high-ranking official Musa Abu Duwud.
* AQIM isn’t the only militant group the U.S. is targeting. A June 6 airstrike killed four ISIS-Libya fighters, also in Bani Walid.
* The strikes were carried out in coordination with the Libyan government as part of the United States’ stated mission to “degrade, disrupt, and destroy terrorist organizations and support stability in the region,’ a mission the Trump administration restarted in September 2017.
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WNU Editor: I guess we will be seeing more of this .... Terrorist killed in second U.S. airstrike this year on al-Qaida in Libya, officials say (Military Times). As for the Libyan civil war/conflict itself .... the war is heating up .... Libya strongman's jets strike rivals targeting oil terminals (AFP)
