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US Forces Conduct Airstrike in Libya, Manage to Kill One Terrorist
US Forces Conduct Airstrike in Libya, Manage to Kill One Terrorist
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US forces carried out an airstrike against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, banned in Russia) in Libya, killing one terrorist, US... 14.06.2018, Sputnik International
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US Forces Conduct Airstrike in Libya, Manage to Kill One Terrorist
21:44 GMT 14.06.2018 (Updated: 11:02 GMT 24.11.2022) WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - US forces carried out an airstrike against al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM, banned in Russia) in Libya, killing one terrorist, US Africa Command said in a press release on Thursday.
"In coordination with the Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA), US forces conducted a precision airstrike against al-Qa'ida* in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) approximately 50 miles southeast of Bani Walid, Libya, killing one (1) terrorist, on June 13, 2018," the release said.
5 December 2016, 14:56 GMT
The release said this is the second time US forces have gone after AQIM in Libya. The first airstrike on March 24, 2018 killed a high-ranking official.
There were no civilians killed in the airstrike, the US Africa Command added.
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Libya has been fragmented into territories controlled by rival political forces since its leader Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in 2011. In recent years, the country has become a gateway to Europe for migrants from other African states.
*al-Qaeda — terrorist group outlawed in US, Russia and many other countries
